“Agra is a small city. There would an outcry if 22 patients die at a hospital. No patients died due to oxygen shortage that day,” informed DM on the Paras Hospital matter.
The action against the Agra hospital was taken after the matter showcasing the hospital's laxity, allegedly leading to the death of 22 patients, came to light.
Jain said that the central government's job is to inform these manufacturers to produce a certain amount of oxygen, which they did and made a chart for each state with specific volume allocation.