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Delhi CM cancels Dwarka medical store license for denying medicines
A medicine shop inside a big hospital in Delhi, India, refused to give medicine to sick people.
The person working there said they could not give medicine because the floor was being cleaned.
Someone filmed it and put the video on the internet.
The Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, saw the video and was not happy.
She said giving people medicine is very important and there is no excuse for being rude or careless.
So she took away the shop's permission, which means it can no longer sell medicine at that hospital.
She also said there will be no tolerance for this kind of behavior.
Around the same time, Delhi passed a new law about government services.
The law says government offices must finish their work on time, and workers who are late for no good reason have to pay a fine.
This helps make sure services like hospitals treat everyone fairly and quickly.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta cancelled the license of a medical store at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka's Sector 9 for refusing to supply medicines to patients and attendants.
The vendor at the Jan Aushadi Kendra declined to give medicines, saying 'the floors are being mopped,' as shown in a video shared on social media.
Gupta said 'public service is non-negotiable' and promised 'zero tolerance for negligence, indifference or abuse of authority.'
The action came a day after a social media video brought the incident to the attention of the CM's office.
The Delhi Cabinet approved the Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Services) Bill, 2026, on July 15, covering 560 government services with penalties for delays.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the vendor of the Jan Aushadi Kendra at Indira Gandhi Hospital
- What
- The license of a medical store was cancelled after its vendor refused to provide medicines to patients and attendants while the floors were being mopped
- Where
- Jan Aushadi Kendra, Indira Gandhi Hospital, Sector 9, Dwarka, Delhi
- When
- Tuesday, one day after a social media video brought the incident to the CM's office attention
- Why
- The CM called the refusal to provide essential medicines unacceptable and cited a policy of zero tolerance for negligence, indifference, or abuse of authority
Key facts
- Chief Minister
- Rekha Gupta
- Affected store
- Jan Aushadi Kendra, Indira Gandhi Hospital, Dwarka Sector 9
- Action taken
- Medical store license cancelled
- Reason
- Vendor refused to supply medicines, saying floors were being mopped
- New law
- Delhi (Right of Citizen to Time Bound and Ease of Delivery of Services) Bill, 2026
- Bill approved
- July 15, by Delhi Cabinet chaired by CM Rekha Gupta
- Services covered
- 560 government services
- Penalty for delay
- ₹250 per day, up to ₹5,000
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Delhi Chief Minister
“Public service is non‑negotiable, and there will be zero tolerance for negligence, indifference or abuse of authority.”
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