Chandigarh April 25:
The Punjab Government has spent Rs 3.14 crore on the treatment of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s wife Surinder Kaur in the US. She is suffering from cancer. In response to an RTI application by a journalist, it has been revealed that the amount was disbursed in seven instalments between April 2010 and February 2011.
The first instalment of Rs 46.15 lakh was disbursed on April 3, 2010. With the disbursement of the last instalment of Rs 1.31 crore, the medical cost have crossed Rs 3 crore. In terms of cost of treatment per day, it comes to about 2000 US dollars, which is Rs 94,148. The issue of the expenses incurred on the treatment of the Chief Minister’s wife has been raised at several fora, including the political rallies at Talwandi Saboo where Congress leader Jagmeet Brar criticised the Chief Minister for using public money for his wife’s treatment.
Reacting to the allegation of misuse of government funds, Punjab’s Chief Secretary SC Aggarwal says that the money disbursed has been as per the rules. It may be mentioned that Kanwarjit Singh Brar, Congress MLA from Muktsar and son of former Punjab Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar has also received Rs 2.08 crore for treatment of cancer and has requested for another sum of Rs 1.35 crore, which is under government consideration. The Beant Singh- led Congress government had also spent money from the government exchequer on the treatment of the late Karam Singh Gill.
The Punjab Government has spent Rs 3.14 crore on the treatment of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s wife Surinder Kaur in the US. She is suffering from cancer. In response to an RTI application by a journalist, it has been revealed that the amount was disbursed in seven instalments between April 2010 and February 2011.
The first instalment of Rs 46.15 lakh was disbursed on April 3, 2010. With the disbursement of the last instalment of Rs 1.31 crore, the medical cost have crossed Rs 3 crore. In terms of cost of treatment per day, it comes to about 2000 US dollars, which is Rs 94,148. The issue of the expenses incurred on the treatment of the Chief Minister’s wife has been raised at several fora, including the political rallies at Talwandi Saboo where Congress leader Jagmeet Brar criticised the Chief Minister for using public money for his wife’s treatment.
Reacting to the allegation of misuse of government funds, Punjab’s Chief Secretary SC Aggarwal says that the money disbursed has been as per the rules. It may be mentioned that Kanwarjit Singh Brar, Congress MLA from Muktsar and son of former Punjab Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar has also received Rs 2.08 crore for treatment of cancer and has requested for another sum of Rs 1.35 crore, which is under government consideration. The Beant Singh- led Congress government had also spent money from the government exchequer on the treatment of the late Karam Singh Gill.
