India Today Impact: Rajasthan govt makes GPS tracking mandatory for ambulances to curb overcharging
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After India Today exposed ambulance cartels outside big hospitals in Jaipur that were overcharging patients and their families, the Rajasthan government has made GPS tracking mandatory in all ambulances.
After India Today exposed ambulance cartels operating outside Jaipur’s biggest hospitals and overcharging patients and their families in violation of government guidelines, the Rajasthan government on Friday issued an order making it mandatory for all ambulances to have a vehicle tracking system or GPS device installed. Ambulance racket in #Rajasthan EXPOSED!(@ankurwadhawan)#Jaipur pic.twitter.com/B7Rrts6Sxi This will help to curb cases of overcharging, ambulance operators taking longer routes, ill-treatment of patients and criminal activities, the state transport department said. Over the past few days, India Today’s team conducted an undercover investigation and found that ‘ambulance sharks’ outside Jaipur’s big hospitals are charging people exorbitant amounts, even for short distances, in complete violation of the government’s directives issued in April this year.
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