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Bengal CM vows to weed out tout raj from state healthcare facilities, promises 250-bed trauma care centre

Kolkata, Jul 9 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a series of measures to strengthen the state's public healthcare system, including a crackdown on hospital touts, expansion of critical care infrastructure, improved security for health workers, and enhanced facilities for patients and their families.
The Chief Minister visited Swasthya Bhavan, the state Health Department headquarters, and said a central control room has been established to monitor government hospitals across West Bengal and identify the presence of touts operating within hospital premises.
"We have to remove the tout culture from hospitals," he said, adding that the control room would enable authorities to keep round-the-clock watch on hospitals and take prompt action against unscrupulous middlemen.
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