RTI exhibits Delhi govt has not bought a single ventilator between July 2020 to April 2021

Amidst rising instances of Covid-19 in Delhi, the failure of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government to arrange for the second wave is baffling. RTI activist Vivek Pandey had submitted an RTI with the Government of Delhi to study what number of ventilators, oxygen cylinders and tanks had been bought between July 2020 to April 2021.
Questions put up within the RTI
In the Right To Information (RTI) utility, Pandey had requested the federal government to supply particulars of the overall variety of ventilators ordered and bought by the Delhi Government between July 2020 to April 2021. In the second question, he had requested the federal government to supply data on the cash spent by the Delhi Government on the procurement of Oxygen cylinders and tanks throughout the identical interval. He additionally requested the breakdown of funds spent month-wise for a clearer image.
RTI was filed to DROHS Delhi. ★ Central procurement company of Delhi govt. has not ordered and bought any ventilators between July 2020 to April 2021.★ Ordered and bought 4500 models of oxygen cylinders/ tanks value – 41579908₹ #CoronaUpdate #COVID19 #CovidIndia pic.twitter.com/4YsiBbg1vo— Vivek pandey (@Vivekpandey21) May 3, 2021
No ventilators had been bought by Delhi Govt
According to a reply obtained from the Directorate of Health Services, Government of Delhi, not even a single ventilator was procured between the mentioned interval. In the reply, the division mentioned that the Central Procurement Agency of the Delhi Government didn’t order or buy any ventilators in between July 2020 and April 2021.
Reply to RTI filed by RTI activist Vivek Pandey
The division, in its reply to the second question, mentioned that the Central Procurement Agency of the Delhi Government spent Rs. 4,15,79,908 to acquire 4500 models of oxygen cylinders/tanks in between July 2020 to April 2021. All oxygen cylinders had been procured in July 2020. That means, since then, the federal government of Delhi didn’t spend any extra money on arranging extra cylinders and tanks for medical oxygen.
It is unclear what was the capability of the oxygen cylinders or tanks bought by the Delhi Government. The worth of the cylinders varies based mostly on the capability and model. Assuming the federal government bought all models of the identical capability, per unit value comes out to be Rs.9,239. In normal, oxygen cylinders can be found anyplace between Rs.5,000 to Rs.9,000.
The covid scenario in Delhi
On May 2, the National Capital reported 20,394 new Covid-19 instances. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 24,444 folks recovered in Delhi on Sunday, whereas 407 misplaced their lives. 71,977 exams had been carried out, making it a optimistic fee of 28.3%. So far, Delhi has reported 11,94,946 instances. 10,85,690 have recovered. There are 92,290 lively instances in Delhi, and 16,966 folks have misplaced their lives resulting from Covid associated issues. The loss of life fee of the nationwide capital is 1.41% in opposition to 1.09% nationwide common.