Deccan Chronicle

Kids whose mother died in operation get `3 lakh

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The Civil Supplies department came to the rescue of three children who lost their mothers in a family planning operation and the registered medical practition­er gave them a compensati­on of `3 lakh on Saturday.

Following the complaint, the department promptly took up the case and solved it in about a month’s time. It also helped the children get compensati­on, which was then handed over to them by the Civil Supplies Department Commission­er Akun Sabharwal. Santosha, 45, from Koudepally village of Medak, went to the local nursing home for family planning operation, officials said.

“On March 20, an RMP (Registered Medical Practition­er) at the said nursing home performed an operation, but unfortunat­ely, it went wrong and she breathed her last the next day, following which, her three children were left in the care of their uncle who filed a case claiming that his sister had died due to the RMPs’ negligence,” said the official,

The official added that as they fell short of funds to fight the case, he approached the consumer helpdesk which offers legal aid to victims free of cost.

A notice was then served to the RMP and the case was solved in one month’s time, concluding with him agreeing to pay `3 lakh to the children of Santosha.

Akun Sabharwal handed over the compensati­on to the victims and said that anybody can approach to consumer helpdesk on Toll Free No. 1800425003­33, Facebook: Consumer Informatio­n Redressal Centre, Twitter: Telangana Consumer Info and Redressal Centre, or on website: www.consumerad­vice.in for legal aid.

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