New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI) The issue of shortage of Ayurvedic medicines in city hospitals and dispensaries created uproar in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Standing Committee meeting today.
Shouting slogans against Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress leaders claimed that BJP-run state governments had only been focussing on promoting allopathic medicines.
''A major scam in the case of purchase of Ayurvedic medicines had come to light in July 2008 according to which the BJP had reduced to half the budget for the same, along with holding the purchase of some,'' Leader of Opposition in the MCD Jai Kishan Sharma alleged.
He mentioned that there were two Ayurvedic hospitals, five Panchkarma hospitals and 107 Ayurvedic dispensaries in the city.
''Though, these centres have a huge army of doctors and other workers, who get appraisal annually, there are not enough medicines to treat the patients,'' he said.
He added that this year, medicines of Rs 75 lakh have been purchased and the House granted Rs 174 lakh yesterday to purchase more.
''The amount is still not enough to overcome the shortage,'' he said.
When the Congress leaders came to the Well of the House and started agitating, the matter was postponed till next week.
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