Mumbai, Aug. 30 -- Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh has sought an inquiry into the alleged delay in procurement of X-ray machines for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation-run Sion and Cooper hospitals and demanded that responsibility be fixed for the nearly two-year delay.
In a letter to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, Shaikh said the absence of the vital diagnostic equipment was causing hardship to patients, particularly those requiring emergency and trauma care, and forcing them to approach private facilities at considerable expense.
The two machines are estimated to cost around Rs 3 crore. Shaikh said Japanese firm Konica Minolta was the only responsive bidder in the tender floated in September 2024 and had quoted 19 per cent below th...