Delhi LG told to decide on appointment of hospital staff

The Delhi high court also said the government must endeavour to make the super speciality facilities functional at the hospital by March next year, instead of July.

The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked lieutenant-governor (L-G) Anil Baijal to look into and take a decision at the earliest on the issue of giving approval for additional staff for setting up a dedicated Covid-19 facility at the 1,241-bed Indira Gandhi Hospital so that its functioning is not hampered.

Delhi LG Anil Baijal. (HT Photo)

“We hope and expect that the L-G will look into the same to take a decision at the earliest considering the requirement of the hospital and so that its functioning is not hampered,” a bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said.

It also said the government must endeavour to make the super speciality facilities functional at the hospital by March next year, instead of July.

The court was hearing a plea by the Dwarka Court Bar Association, through advocate YP Singh, seeking to start the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka, which has been under construction for the past eight years.

Senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing Delhi government, said of the 3,059 posts at the new hospital, the L-G has granted approval for 1,204 posts and a fresh proposal has been submitted to the L-G for 1,855 more posts. The matter will be next heard on February 1, 2022.