Assam nurse fakes 85 pregnancies, earns Rs 40,000

by Seva Lamberdar Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:54 pm

GUWAHATI: A government nurse has been suspended in Assam for extracting money from a scheme meant for pregnant women. She faked 85 pregnancies in a bid to extract benefit from the scheme, according to media reports.

The Assam government scheme meant to promote safer childbirth awards Rs 500 to a woman who chooses to deliver at rural health centres. Sensing opportunity, Lily Begam Sarkar, a nurse at government hospital in Karimnagar, showed 160 deliveries at the hospital; she listed herself as the mother in over half of them and that too in just six months. Sarkar earned Rs 40,000 as part of the scheme, reports said.

Officials say they found out about the fraud when they conducted an inspection of the hospital following a complaint. They said that since Sarkar was incharge of the payments too, the fraud was not easy to detect. She was suspended on September 17.

Though Sarkar apologised for the fraud, she said she resorted to this because of the "tremendous pressure" on nurses like her. She also accused the government of not giving enough remuneration to nurses in the state-run hospitals.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Assam-nurse-fakes-85-pregnancies-earns-Rs-40000/articleshow/49050724.cms

by Vakavaka Pakapaka Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:11 pm

Seva Lamberdar wrote:GUWAHATI: A government nurse has been suspended in Assam for extracting money from a scheme meant for pregnant women. She faked 85 pregnancies in a bid to extract benefit from the scheme, according to media reports.

The Assam government scheme meant to promote safer childbirth awards Rs 500 to a woman who chooses to deliver at rural health centres. Sensing opportunity, Lily Begam Sarkar, a nurse at government hospital in Karimnagar, showed 160 deliveries at the hospital; she listed herself as the mother in over half of them and that too in just six months. Sarkar earned Rs 40,000 as part of the scheme, reports said.

Officials say they found out about the fraud when they conducted an inspection of the hospital following a complaint. They said that since Sarkar was incharge of the payments too, the fraud was not easy to detect. She was suspended on September 17.

Though Sarkar apologised for the fraud, she said she resorted to this because of the "tremendous pressure" on nurses like her. She also accused the government of not giving enough remuneration to nurses in the state-run hospitals.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Assam-nurse-fakes-85-pregnancies-earns-Rs-40000/articleshow/49050724.cms

Typical Sikular complaint by those committing welfare fraud. Laloo and Pappu should encourage her to join their political partiers. If she is willing to do some pieceful work, Akbaruddin Owaissi may absorb her into MIM.

Assam nurse fakes 85 pregnancies, earns Rs 40,000

Assam nurse fakes 85 pregnancies, earns Rs 40,000

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