India, March 24 -- The state government has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the functioning of the '108' emergency ambulance service of the Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) following a series of complaints regarding delays, poor response and operational gaps; health minister Prakash Abitkar on Monday informed the state assembly.

Responding to a question raised by Jath MLA Gopichand Padalkar, Abitkar said that the committee's report is in its final stage and action will be taken based on the findings. "The committee has been formed to address several complaints received from various cities regarding the overall services. It will identify shortcomings and lapses, and action will be taken accordingly," he said....