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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Janta Metro | The following stations will remain shut till further notice:
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- Free Speech
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- Right to Protest
- Secularism
- Equality
- Fraternity
Defeat this Government
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Desh ko loota
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Jhootha
Aise shasan ko tordein ge
Mil ke Desh ko jordein ge
Na dilon ka ho ga batwara
Sab ka Desh hai Desh hamara
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Missed my RBI Grade B exam today (13-06-2026) due to train delay. Gate closed at 8:15AM. Boarded 5:36AM Andul-Howrah local, reached Howrah at 8:17AM (took 2h 41m for a 30m journey). Year of hard work ruined. @RBI@AshwiniVaishnaw@RailMinIndia @serailwayty @drm_howrah #RBIGradeB
Respected @nsitharaman Madam,
I respectfully seek your attention to a recent issue concerning my service in @TheOfficialSBI . During a severe family medical emergency, when my late father-in-law was admitted to the ICU combating Stage-4 cancer, I applied for a extreme compassionate and spouse ground transfer in June 2025 under the @DFS_India guidelines meant for such circumstances.
All required documents were submitted and the matter was repeatedly followed up through proper internal channels, including escalation to senior including the apex authorities.
However, the request received no response..neither approval nor rejection..leaving the matter unresolved at a time of genuine hardship. After exhausting all possible avenues and receiving no response, I was left with no option but to submit my resignation in Dec 2025. It has now been more than three months since submitting my resignation, yet it has neither been accepted nor rejected, and there has been no response through email or any formal communication from the bank.
This silence becomes particularly concerning when viewed alongside earlier experiences over several years involving serious administrative actions during a period of pregnancy complications, loss of a child, and subsequent medical treatment. Despite submitting leave applications and medical records, my salary was stopped, I was marked as unauthorised absent for an extended period, my performance grading was reduced, and increments were withheld. A formal grievance and inquiry were initiated, yet the findings were never communicated to me, leaving the issues without closure or clarity.
These developments raise important questions about the functioning of grievance redressal systems, handling of medical leave, and the implementation of compassionate provisions within large public institutions. Policies designed to protect employees during genuine hardship can only serve their purpose when they are applied with transparency, responsiveness and accountability.
I therefore humbly request your attention so that the matter may be reviewed and the institutional mechanisms meant to safeguard employees function as intended. I also respectfully request that my resignation submitted to the bank be formally accepted so that this prolonged uncertainty may come to an appropriate closure. @FinMinIndia@nsitharamanoffc
Champions ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Phenomenal win for Team India in Ahmedabad. Absolutely no match for the explosive cricket played by us throughout the tournament. Brilliant character shown by the boys to keep fighting in tough situations and become world champions once again. Congratulations to all the players and all the members of the management for achieving this feat. Jai Hind 🇮🇳❤️
Dear Sanju Samson,
On behalf of the entire nation, we apologize for the endless trolling, the "inconsistent" labels, and every time we doubted your spot in the team. You've carried the pressure with grace and delivered when it mattered most. Forgive us—keep smashing it for India! 🇮🇳🫡
With regret and respect,
Bharat
Tujhe Chaprasi banake mera cabin ke bahar bithaunga. - Is This Leadership in Union Bank of India?
60 officers complain.
6 officers transferred.
Is this how whistleblowers are treated?
Around 60 officers reportedly submitted a written complaint against the Regional Head, Sambalpur Region, alleging abusive, threatening and deeply inappropriate behaviour.
Instead of visible action against the accused authority, six officers from among the complainants have reportedly been transferred to distant regions.
If true, this is extremely serious.
According to officers, the RM allegedly used the following statements toward staff:
• “Main kat ta bahut tej hun.”
• “Maa ke pet se nikla nahi thik se.”
• “Chaba ke kha jaunga.”
• “Itna door fekunga ki ghar bhool jaoge.”
• “Kaamchor ho tum, resign kar do.”
• “Tujhe Chaprasi banake mera cabin ke bahar bithaunga.”
• “Main aise hi DGM nahi ban gaya hoon, mera upar achha haath hai.”
• “Mera 20 saal naukri baki hai, main chahun to tum jis scale mein ho usi scale mein retire ho jaoge.”
• “Jorhat bhej dunga, phir pata chalega.”
• “Tum apne haath se resignation likhogi.”
• “Lady staff ko samne bitha ke dekhte raho.”
• “Lipstick laga ke office aate ho.”
• “People are getting married and becoming goody goody with branch staff.”
• “I will not only ruin your professional life but also your personal life.”
• “Mere paas hote to haath uth jata.”
• “Aisi jagah bhejunga ki hamesha yaad rakhoge.”
• “Tumhe football jaisa maar ke dusre region mein bhej dunga.”
• “Tum kamchor ho.”
• “Tum sirf baith kar time pass karte ho.”
• “Ghar mein baithkar masti chalu hai.”
• “Jisko complaint karna hai kar lo, yaad rakhna rehoge to mere hi paas, na dekh lunga tumhe.”
If even a fraction of these allegations are accurate, this is not strong leadership, this is intimidation.
Now the questions are for: @UnionBankTweets@dfs_india@FinMinIndia@RBI
❓Will there be an impartial inquiry?
❓Will complainant officers be protected from retaliation?
❓Will workplace dignity be ensured?
Transfers cannot become a tool to silence voices. Bank officers are professionals not subjects of fear.
If the allegations are false, conduct a transparent inquiry. If they are true, suspend pending investigation.
Silence will damage credibility more than truth ever will.
#WorkplaceDignity #BankingReforms #StopHarassment