Govt hospital’s bills pending

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 20

The delay in clearing the financial bills of institutions by the Treasury Department has left the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in a peculiar situation as its Rs 55 lakh are still stuck with the treasury. Sources at the hospital, associated with Government Medical College, stated that the bills were submitted before March 31 and these are yet to be cleared.

A hospital official said Rs 55 lakh was a big amount and the hospital would start facing hardship if the amount was not cleared in time. The delay in clearing bills by the treasury has become a frequent problem with even government employees who complain of delay on various occasions. “Generally, medical reimbursements and post-retirement benefit bills are kept pending for months,” said an employee.