Question : DISPENSARIES UNDER P & T OFFICE JABALPUR

(a) the number of dispensaries functioning under the Jabalpur Posts and Telegraph Department and the places where these are located;

(b) the amount provided for the said dispensaries for purchasing medicines and other materials ever year and the amount provided to them during the last three years;

(c) the amount spent each year during the said period along with the material on which it was spent;

(d) whether the Government have received complaints of irregularities in the purchase of medicines;

(e) if so, the action taken by the government in this regard;

(f) whether the strength of medical and para medical staff deployed there far less than the sanctioned staff strength in this regard; (g) if so, the details thereof, category-wise; and (h) the time by which the vacant posts are likely to be filled up?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS

( SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)

(a) There are three P& T dispensaries at Jabalpur & their locations are : Disp. No.- I- Telecom factory Compound, Wright Town, Jabalpur. Disp. No. -II CTO compound, Near High Court, Jabalpur, Dispn. No. III-TTC compound, Ridge Road, Jabalpur.

(b) Total Budget provision for these dispensaries for the period was:

(Rs. In lakhs)
97-98	98-99	99-00
Disp. No.I	27.28	20.55	44.51
Disp. No.II	21.09	15.89	28.03
Disp. N0.III 9.46 7.13	10.11

(c) Amount spent on medicines during the period:
(Rs. In lakhs)
97-98	98-99	99-00
Disp. No.I	32.16	28.78	44.51
Disp. No.II	22.60	15.88	23.03
Disp. N0.III 7.44 6.36 5.04
(upto 15.12.99) 
Expenditure on other materials for all the dispensaries at Jabalpur: (Rs. In lakhs)
97-98	98-99	99-00
 1.03 1.14 1.14

Disp-No. I	Vacant	Sanctioned strength 
Pharmacist	2	3
Lab. Tech.	1	2
Staff Nurse	1	1
Disp. No. II 
Medical Officer	1	Post made but has not yet joined.
Staff Nurse	1	1
Nursing Orderly	1	1
Disp. No. III
Medical Officer	1	2