Bindu Balu

Obstetrician & Gynecologist Love my country and my profession

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

The most expensive part of a hospital bill may never touch the hospital at all.

A patient admitted for care has no way of knowing whether the price on a medical consumable reflects its actual cost or a markup fixed long before it ever reached the ward. That gap in information is, at its core, a public health issue.

A survey of hospital consumables in Maharashtra found an IV infusion set with a trade price of ₹11.05 carrying a printed MRP of ₹325 ; a markup of 2,841%. A syringe procured at ₹6.75 carried an MRP of ₹57.20. A catheter procured at ₹29.41 carried an MRP of ₹310.

These are not elective purchases. Patients cannot compare prices, seek alternatives, or question a number printed on a box while receiving care and the MRP itself is often fixed upstream by manufacturers and distributors, disconnected from the trade price by a wide, unexplained margin. The result is a system where the party bearing the cost has the least information to evaluate it.

The regulatory gap is structural: scheduled medicines are capped under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. Most medical devices and consumables are not leaving both the pricing and the information around it almost entirely unmonitored.

A review of these findings and clear guidelines on the permissible gap between trade procurement price and declared MRP have been recommended to the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the NPPA ; a step toward closing not just a pricing gap, but the information gap patients are left to bear alone.

#PublicHealth #GoodGovernance #Leadership #TukaramMundhe

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[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

With the book launch just a week away, I am looking forward to sharing The Inner Charioteer with you all. I am thankful to Amit Chandra for taking the time to read the book and share his thoughts.
#BhagavadGita #Leadership #TheInnerCharioteer

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

I am deeply grateful to Swami Sarvapriyananda ji for his generous words for my upcoming book, The Inner Charioteer: Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita for Purposeful and Effective Leadership. Coming soon #BhagavadGita #RamakrishnaMission #VedantaSocietyofNewYork #SwamiSarvapriyananda

[NITI Aayog @NITIAayog]

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog, interacted with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health, on India's approach to financial inclusion and financial health.

During the discussion, Dr. Balasubramaniam shared that India's journey began with the JAM trinity, which laid the foundation for financial inclusion at population scale. Over the past decade, this foundation has enabled an integrated social protection architecture that has delivered substantial gains in financial health for a large section of the population

Drawing on his experience of working with rural and tribal communities, Dr. Balasubramaniam shared that financial health is best understood within the larger context of economic and social security. He illustrated how financial inclusion, combined with health security through Ayushman Bharat and ABHA, food security through the Public Distribution System, energy security through PM Ujjwala Yojana, along with Direct Benefit Transfers and pension schemes, has strengthened household resilience and contributed to better financial health.

The interaction offered an opportunity to share India's experience that financial health is strengthened through the convergence of financial inclusion with health, food, energy and social security, creating a more resilient foundation for households.

@PMOIndia @narendramodi @Rao_InderjitS @MIB_India @PIB_India @DDNewslive @ashoklahiribjp @UNinIndia @MEAIndia @drrbalu

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

On a day dedicated to turning inward, felt like the right moment to share this. My attempt to bring the Bhagavad Gita's leadership lessons into the present, for anyone who leads, in any capacity.

Coming end of July with Penguin Random House India. #TheInnerCharioteer #Leadership

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

It was inspiring to see India’s leadership collectively committing to Viksit Bharat and each CM sharing what their State is undertaking in this direction

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

The loudest conversations in leadership are about vision and values. The quietest — and perhaps the most important — is about what you do for the goodness that already exists in those around you. My latest in Moneycontrol: https://t.co/0zJ9ZgwQIs

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

India once apologised for its past. It no longer needs to. My piece in today's @TheStatesmanLtd on why the old and the new are finally walking together in India.
https://t.co/jRSC1J4BPP
#IKS #civilisation #tradition

[NITI Aayog @NITIAayog]

NITI Aayog welcomes Dr Ramaswami Balasubramaniam who has joined as Full-Time Member. With a distinguished career in grassroots development, public policy, and leadership, he has dedicated decades to working with rural and tribal communities and advancing development practice.

His experience in community-led initiatives, institution building, and policy engagement will further strengthen the institution’s strategic initiatives.

NITI Aayog looks forward to his contributions in advancing inclusive growth and supporting transformative policy interventions across sectors.

#PMOIndia #NITIAayog #PublicPolicy #InclusiveGrowth

[Hardeep Singh Puri @HardeepSPuri]

Heartfelt congratulations to Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Ji, Member of the Capacity Building Commission and founder of the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement, on his appointment as a Member of @NITIAayog.
A distinguished development scholar, public policy practitioner, author, and leadership educator, Dr. Balasubramaniam has made significant contributions to governance reforms, institutional strengthening, and state capacity building. His blend of academic insight and grassroots experience will add immense value to India’s policy landscape.
Wishing him great success as he contributes to the nation’s journey toward #ViksitBharat under the leadership of PM Sh @narendramodi Ji.

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

We are raising a generation that can crack entrance exams but cannot sit quietly with themselves for ten minutes.
At the Spirituality in Schools Conference, I spoke of three crises our children are inheriting: ecological, inequity, and the crisis of the SELF.

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

People who follow my work on governance and Vedanta sometimes ask why I also write satire.
The honest answer is in my latest blog post. It is not what most people expect.
https://t.co/rqDcDfYI3e
#satire #humour #laughter #politics #policy #development

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

The shift from Karmachari to Karmayogi is not administrative reform. It is a philosophical reimagination of what public service means. My piece in NDTV Opinion on five years of Mission Karmayogi.
https://t.co/JSsjbT8r9v @ndtv @CBC_MK @iGOTKarmayogi @AdilZainulbhai #karmayogi

[Bindu Balu @BinduMysuru]

@Zakka_Jacob Appreciated your decency…. Always Zakka . All the best with your new adventure 👍

[Bindu Balu @BinduMysuru]

@VishnuNDTV My stomach twisted and my eyes teared up when I saw the picture and your note… a nation should feel grateful to the son and the mother 🙏🙏🙏

[Bindu Balu @BinduMysuru]

@viszapp how do we get your service?

[Dr R Balasubramaniam @drrbalu]

The Walk Within 2025 https://t.co/skAXzs2xLW

[Bindu Balu @BinduMysuru]

@urbancompany_UC R u in Mysuru

[Bindu Balu @BinduMysuru]

@theliverdoc do you agree with this?

[Dr. Saurabh Sethi MD MPH @doctorsethimd]

3 Herbs I Personally Use for My Gut Health as a Gut Doctor 🌿

👉 Have you tried any of these for your digestion? Which one works best for you?

#Herbs #turmeric #healthyeating #drsethi

[Dr. Saurabh Sethi MD MPH @doctorsethimd]

3 Herbs I Personally Use for My Gut Health as a Gut Doctor 🌿

👉 Have you tried any of these for your digestion? Which one works best for you?

#Herbs #turmeric #healthyeating #drsethi