April 1, 2003	Tuesday	Muharram 28, 1424

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RAWALPINDI, March 31: The administration of Rawalpindi Medical College and allied hospitals has planned to bail out Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) by pumping in Rs8 million, sources said.

The plan is awaiting ratification by the Board of Governors (BoGs). “In this regard, a case will be submitted to the BoGs for approval,” the sources said.

They said it was also being planned to divert any savings at the end of the fiscal to provide more relief to the hospital.

The hospital has liabilities of Rs20 million, half of which are the outstanding bills of Sui gas. The rest includes bills of electricity, telephone and contingencies.

The RGH had already received an additional assistance of Rs5 million along with its annual budget of Rs150 million.

About the budget utilisation, the sources said around 50 per cent went to foot utility bills, including payment of outstanding bills, 40 per cent was consumed to pay salaries and the remaining 10 per cent for contingencies, which also covered the cost of medicines and maintenance work.

In other autonomous hospitals in Rawalpindi, the amount spent on utilities makes up 15-20% of their respective budget.

Meanwhile, it is also expected that the administration would submit another case of Rs2 million for RGH before the BoGs for approval. The amount has been spent to replace the gas pipeline of the hospital.

A source said the new pipeline would be made functional after the payment of bill for the laying of pipes.