Patiala, Oct. 4 -- The Punjab government has formed a committee to bring uniformity to the tendering process of procurement of total knee replacement (TKR) implants and fix loopholes. The move comes amid reports that vendors were 'overcharging and quoting different prices' for government hospitals across the state while selling the same implants at a lower rate to private hospitals.

Health minister Dr Balbir Singh said that government was mindful of this. "We are trying to fix it. Punjab health department has constituted a committee to bring uniformity in the tendering process of TKR implants to fix the loopholes," he said.

Government hospitals cater to TKR surgeries, covered under Ayushman Bharat Sehat Bima Yojna, and each hospital can...