Daltonganj: Palamu district administration has intensified its crackdown on unregistered private healthcare facilities, with FIRs lodged against seven centres and nine people named as accused over the past two days.Acting on the directions of Palamu DC Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat, medical officer in charge of Sadar community health centre, Dr Seema Kumari, filed an FIR on Sept 29 against six alleged illegal healthcare establishments operating along Sadar Hospital Road in Daltonganj. The case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Jharkhand Clinical Establishments Act, police said.The centres named are New Pamma Health Clinic, Apolo Diagnostic, Rani Medical, MSD Labs, Patliputra Jaanch Ghar and J Sharan Pathology Collection Centre. Seven persons associated with these establishments have been named in the FIR.Civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar Srivastava on Thursday said a surprise inspection conducted by DC on Sept 25 found the facilities operating without mandatory registration under the Jharkhand Clinical Establishments Act. A four-member health department team subsequently monitored the units before action was initiated.In a separate action on Wednesday, Rahat Hospital in Bishrampur was sealed and an FIR lodged against its management, he informed. Officials alleged the hospital was operating facilities such as a labour room, ultrasound and ECG services without the required specialists and technicians. Ultrasound and ECG equipment were seized during the raid. Two hospital operators were named in the FIR.Officials said the action marks one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal private healthcare facilities in Palamu in recent years. Local residents have also demanded action against touts allegedly diverting patients from MMCH Daltonganj to private hospitals.
