Posts Tagged ‘ Corruption ’

The Cost of Social Service – A Closer Look at the Tata Memorial Scam

By Filmbear | May 16th, 2009 | Category: India | Add Book Mark: India 8 comments

Here are the stats: Rs. 80 crore is what Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) spends on cancer-related drugs annually. They buy this medicine at a subsidized rate (upto 30% less than market price) and sell it at cost in their basement dispensary. Hundreds of people – from all over South Asia and spanning the cross section [...]

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A Servant of the Poor

By Boorback | December 13th, 2008 | Category: India, Politics | Add Book Mark: India, Politics 7 comments

A few months ago, I had gone to the villages of Birbhum district, West Bengal on a recce trip for a documentary on people-centric development works carried under the aegis of the Gram Panchayats. Accompanying me were a couple of officials from the District Magistrate’s office, one of whom was also a cadre of the [...]

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