Punjab health officials embezzled Rs 910m: audit report

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An audit report has pointed out that officials of Punjab health department did not deposit Rs910 million in the exchequer after collecting the sum from patients as token fee.

The audit report for the year 2014 has revealed that the amount has not been deposited in the national kitty, while receipts of collection of these charges were available in the record. “No approval was obtained from the respective boards for recovering these charges from the patients,” the audit report says.