The Delhi government's vigilance report on the Aam Aadmi Party administration's flagship mohalla clinics project submitted to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has found major irregularities in the functioning of all 160 neighbourhood health centres. The revelation comes a day after 45 AAP MLAs protested at the L-G office against "pending" files related to the scheme. The report has highlighted violation of guidelines for hiring doctors and fixing rents of the centres, started by Delhi's ruling party to take diagnostics and treatment of simple ailments to people's doorstep.

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The report was also submitted to the Delhi Health Minister's Secretary on August 29, requesting Health Minister Satyendar Jain's attention. Questions sent to Jain by DNA remained unanswered.

The vigilance department probed complaints which stated that doctors are treating 533 patients in just four hours a day. "The laid down procedures, transparent and competitive process were not followed while hiring some of the facilities, services and manpower.

All relevant details of patients are not being logged in for proper records," the report said.

The data of patients is monitored by Wish Foundation which had also spotted irregularities in these clinics. Doctors were found making multiple entries for many patients to jack up numbers they "have attended" to. Three such doctors were suspended early this year.

The probe has also questioned the role of an NGO in evaluating the data of patients. "The data needs to be strictly under the control of the Health and Family Welfare department to ensure its reliability and integrity. The payment to doctors was made without requisite audit and verification of the patient footfall," the vigilance department wrote in its report.

The department had raised 11 points of concern and sought replies from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and the Chief Medical District Officer (CDMO). Senior officials also said that by allegedly "treating" so many patients in such record time, doctors are violating norms. During the inauguration of the clinics in 2015, doctors were told to spend at least 7-10 minutes on one patient.

Currently, there are 110 mohalla clinics operating from various parts of the city with 106 doctors working there. Every doctor gets Rs 30 per patient per day in these clinics which are operational from 9 am to 1 pm.

Meanwhile, Baijal on Thursday chaired a meeting with Delhi government ministers on pending files related to mohalla clinics. The L-G assured Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that a decision will be taken soon which will be in the interest of residents. The move came a day after 45 AAP MLAs occupied the conference hall of Raj Niwas to protest against pending files.