| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
Going forward, the Enforcement Directorate may start its own investigation into the case.
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2026-06-30 |
The Anti-Corruption Branch says the role of other officials and private suppliers in the scam is also being investigated, and the Enforcement Directorate has sought information about the case from the ACB.
widening scam probe
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
Around Rs 100 crore was paid for surgical supplies, while investigating agencies claim their actual value was Rs 20-25 crore.
surgical supplies overpayment
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
An ORS sachet costing 25 paise was bought by the same agency at Rs 15 per sachet.
ORS sachet overpricing
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
Radiological machines available for Rs 25 lakh were paid for at Rs 1.10 crore each; Rs 7.70 crore was spent in total against an actual value of Rs 1.75 crore.
radiology machine overpricing
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
Bedsheets worth about Rs 150 each were paid for at Rs 450 by the CPA; the full tender cost Rs 75 crore, though all the bedsheets could have been bought for Rs 25 crore.
bedsheet tender overpricing
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
A portable X-ray machine priced at Rs 1 lakh was bought by the Central Procurement Agency for Rs 33 lakh; 448 machines that should have cost Rs 45 crore ended up costing Rs 148 crore.
X-ray machine overpricing
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
According to the ACB, the case relates to loot and corruption in procurement processes worth several hundred crores by the Central Procurement Agency, which works under the DGHS.
CPA procurement corruption
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2026-06-30 |
Earlier in the same case, Dr. Vijay Kumar Ranga was arrested and subsequently sent to four days of police custody by a court.
earlier scam arrest
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
Deputy Controller of Accounts Neeraj Chopra has also been arrested; both arrests took place last night.
accounts officer arrest
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
The Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested Dr. Vatsala Agarwal, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services, in this scam.
DGHS director arrest
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
A health scam has surfaced in Delhi in which hundreds of crores of rupees were allegedly looted in the name of purchasing medicines, machines and essential supplies for patient treatment.
Delhi health procurement scam
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
In a Delhi health procurement scam, the Anti-Corruption Branch arrested DGHS director general Dr. Vatsala Agrawal and deputy controller of accounts Neeraj Chopra; portable X-ray machines worth ₹1 lakh were bought for ₹33 lakh each, with ₹148 crore spent on 448 machines that should have cost ₹45 crore.
health procurement scam
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
In the Delhi health scam, the Central Procurement Agency bought portable X-ray machines worth ₹1 lakh for ₹33 lakh each, spending ₹148 crore on 448 machines that should have cost ₹45 crore, and DGHS chief Dr. Vatsala Agrawal and accounts officer Neeraj Chopra have been arrested.
X-ray machine overpricing
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-30 |
In Delhi, an alleged scam of ₹600 crore took place in the procurement of government medical equipment and medicines, and an FIR has now been registered.
Delhi health scam
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
A study says more than 50% of people in India begin experiencing hair loss before the age of 25.
hair loss prevalence
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2026-06-29 |
A major cause of depression in the current generation is anxiety over their appearance — how they look, their complexion, and their hair.
appearance anxiety depression
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
A study (attributed by the anchor to 'TRAI') says that more than 50% of people in India begin experiencing hair loss before the age of 25.
hair loss prevalence
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Research from the National Library of Medicine found that hair loss is rising rapidly among young Indian men, and the problem is greater among Gen Z youth.
youth hair loss
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
National Library of Medicine research says hair loss is rising rapidly among young Indian men, and a study finds that over 50% of people in India begin experiencing hair loss before age 25.
youth hair loss
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
Every day 30-40 crore Indians take some medicine; average annual spending on medicines and treatment is ₹12,400 in cities and ₹10,500 in villages; and the share of people falling ill every 15 days has risen from 7.5% earlier to over 13% today.
health spending burden
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
Medicines failing quality tests month by month in 2026: 218 in January, around 217 in February, 190 in March, 121 in April, and 157 in May.
monthly failure trend
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
More than 60 companies in India manufacture 400 crore (4 billion) paracetamol tablets every day.
paracetamol production scale
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
Indians consume 2,500 crore (25 billion) acidity tablets every year.
acidity drug consumption
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-28 |
Even ORS rehydration solution, surgical spirit, hand sanitizer, gauze bandages and cotton wool failed the government quality tests.
medical supplies failures
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