Delhi High Court blast: Funds for treating injured would be given by government
With victims of the Delhi High Court blast complaining of inadequate medical attention, PM ordered that funds and expertise required for treating the injured would be provided by the government.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: With victims of the Delhi High Court blast complaining of inadequate medical attention, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday ordered that funds and expertise required for treating the injured would be provided by the government.
The direction from Singh came after an assessment carried out by his Principal Secretary T K A Nair following complaints from some patients that the treatment was not adequate.
In the wake of such complaints, the Prime Minister had deputed Nair to carry out the assessment, PMO sources said.
Nair presented his assessment to the Prime Minister, they said.
The death toll in yesterday's blast outside the Delhi High Court today rose to 12 with one of the victims succumbing to injuries at a hospital here.
A high intensity briefcase bomb ripped through the crowded reception area in the Delhi High Court yesterday.75 people were injured in the blast.
The direction from Singh came after an assessment carried out by his Principal Secretary T K A Nair following complaints from some patients that the treatment was not adequate.
In the wake of such complaints, the Prime Minister had deputed Nair to carry out the assessment, PMO sources said.
Nair presented his assessment to the Prime Minister, they said.
The death toll in yesterday's blast outside the Delhi High Court today rose to 12 with one of the victims succumbing to injuries at a hospital here.
A high intensity briefcase bomb ripped through the crowded reception area in the Delhi High Court yesterday.75 people were injured in the blast.
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