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Keralam Govt Directs Vigilance Probe Into Medical Equipment Purchases During Covid

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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (PTI) Keralam Health Minister K Muraleedharan on Monday said the state government has directed a Vigilance probe into the alleged misuse of public funds in the purchase of medical equipment for government hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic and other periods. Replying to a submission by MLA Abin Varkey in the Assembly regarding […]

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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (IANS) 224 iPhones and fundus cameras purchased for Rs 7.16 crore in government hospitals in Kerala are lying unused, with many of the phones reportedly missing. The state government will order a Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) probe into alleged corruption and wasteful expenditure in the purchase of medical equipment. When Congress MLA Abin Varkey Kodiyattu raised the issue, Health Minister K.

Minister K Muraleedharan reveals in the assembly that iPhones purchased by the health department are missing. Some of the iPhones purchased at a cost of Rs 7.16 crore for eye tests during the Covid period are missing. Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan reveals Covid 19 medical equipment left unused and iPhones missing in hospitals

Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan reveals COVID-19 medical equipment left unused and iPhones missing in hospitals. Read full assembly report and vigilance probe details.

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The Print broke the news in New Delhi, India on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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