Summary:
The state's charity commissioner had earlier made it compulsory for 430 trust-run hospitals in state to use the word 'charitable' in their names. So far, we have not received complaints about big charitable hospitals not implementing rules pertaining to poor patients," Shivkumar Dige, charity commissioner, said. The circular was passed three months ago by the office of charity commissioner of Maharashtra. Of the 73 trust-run hospitals across the city, only eight hospitals, which run mostly on OPD basis, are yet to follow the order. Trust-run hospitals across the state and in 19 districts have added 'charitable' in their names..