The MP Health & Family Welfare Minister has ordered a probe to investigate the rule compliance, licenses, and procedures followed at pathology laboratories in the state after the alleged complaint that most pathology centres did not have licensed technicians.

Madhya Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Rustam Singh on 16 March assured the Assembly that an investigation would be carried out to ascertain whether rules are being followed at collection centres of pathology laboratories. Raising the issue of alleged irregularities in pathology laboratories during the Question Hour, Mr Kalu Singh Thakur (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) said that rules were being flouted at blood collection centres.

Mr Singh said that a laboratory could not registered without a pathologist. Separate rules exist for pathology lab and collection centres. Mr Shailendra Jain (BJP) said that technicians are not available at collection centres. The Minister said that he was not aware of the situation and would get the matter examined. Replying to a query by Mr Ramesh Dubey (BJP) during the Question Hour, Mr Singh assured to remove the doctor posted at Chaurai in Chhindwara within 12 days.

Mr Dubey said that the doctor posted at Chaurai commutes from Chhindwara every day. In response to any query, the doctor's only reply was to have him transferred. Replying to another query by Mr Hitendra Singh Solanki (BJP) during the Question Hour, the Minister said that the regime has requested the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission to fill 1,400 posts of doctors. Replying to another query over costly food at private hospitals by Mr Yashpal Singh Sisodiya (BJP), he said that the rate list is decided by the hospital concerned and the regime has no intervention in the matter whatsoever.