The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to cancel an expression of interest (EoI) that had quoted rates for body bags at more than 33 times than the market price. As per the EoI (DMC/CPD/ 38 dt. 14.04.2020) issued in April, the fixed rate for body bags was quoted at Rs6,719 per bag. However, as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) relief, Moneylife Foundation and several others, including the BMC-run hospitals, have been buying these body bags at Rs180 to Rs202.
Moneylife contacted Iqbal Singh Chahal, municipal commissioner of BMC and pointed out the huge price difference in its EoI and market price of the body bags. Mr Chahal acted swiftly and immediately decided to cancel the EoI for body bags.
Disgusting
— Mrs Anjali Damania (@anjali_damania) June 11, 2020
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Actual cost of a body bag is Rs 250 to 1200 pic.twitter.com/s00iJIn3Nh
In the second round of #CovidRelief we were able to procure additional body bags for doctors from HBT, Siddharth General, Sion, Rajawadi and KB Bhabha hospitals thanks to continuous support from our donors#CoronaWarriorsIndia @suchetadalal @Moneylifers @yogtoday @d_s_thakur pic.twitter.com/8uaJerQuVX
— Moneylife Foundation (@MoneylifeF) May 29, 2020
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We should appreciate action by Municipal Commissioner, so quick.
WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS CASE ?
3000% robbery at the time of human crisis? BMC administrators you people have no heart.
My congratulation to Sucheta Dalal and Anjali Damania, for their yeoman's service in this high-risk global health environment.