AGARTALA, March 20 (TIWN): Union Minister for State AYUSH Shripad Naik on last March 1st told Tripura Health Minister to utilize the Central Funds, but when it comes for facility Tripura Govt ends with complaining about 'fund-shortage'. Eventhough under Tripura Health Service crores of funds remained unutilized but GB hospita's bed shortage could never end. In the same manner, when 17 TSRs were admitted in GB Hospital on Monday after they met a serious accident at Lemuchara on the way to Khowai, none of them got bed facility at there. Whereas 17 were injured 4 were seriously admitted in GB Hospital, but all of them left without any bed facility.

Whereas Tripura suffering from shortage of infrastructure across hospitals, there are various pending proposals from Central Govt for Tripura's new hospitals.

It's worthy to mention here that on March 1st, Union Minister for State AYUSH Shripad  Naik said, "Whereas Tripura Govt always pinches the Central Govt. saying that it is not allocating funds properly, in reality this Govt has no intension for development. This is wrong to blame accuse the Centre without any reason, whereas Central Govt is pushing Tripura Govt to jointly take a 14 crores project for Ayush hospitals where the state govt has to spend only 10 %. But till day the Govt gave no response to Centre's call. On the other hand at Shillong 2 institutes have already set up : One of Ayurvedic and another is of Homeopathic institutions. But from Tripura the Govt lack so much of co-operation that Centre is unable to push the ball of development".

Moreover, fund for Tripura Health Dept. slashed after Tripura Govt fails to send utilization report.

In this condition lack of infrastructure is hitting the patients at GB Hospital everyday, but Tripura Health Dept. under Badal Choudhury yet to utilize the Central Funds.