TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 Background Parliament has enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005 to set out the practical regime of right to information for the citizens of India, to secure access to information available under the control of public authorities, to promote transparency and accountability on the working of every public authority. Sec. 3 of the Act provides that all citizens shall have the Right to Information subject to the provisions of the Act and “Information” means any material in any form including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force. Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited (TNMSC) is a Tamil Nadu Government Company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and it is a public authority under Sec. 2(h) of the Act. In view of the mandatory requirement, it is necessary for TNMSC to publish the information required under The Right to Information Act, 2005. Page 1 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 Objective The primary objective is to provide necessary information to the person interested in knowing the information of TNMSC. This contains all vital information and the duties and responsibilities of the organization in procurement, storage and distribution of drugs and discharging the other functions and duties entrusted with the organization. This contains all necessary information in detail, procedure followed in decision making, records maintained and used by employees, directory of officers and employees, details of Assistant Public Information Officers, Public Information Officer and the Appellate Authority for TNMSC. Page 2 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 Use Any person can know the duties and functions of the organization. The information is organized in such a manner that the reader of this could know the structure of the organization, powers and duties of officers and employees, procedure followed in decision making including channels of supervision and accountability and records maintained and used by employees for discharging their functions. It also contains directory of officers and employees and remuneration received by them. A separate chapter is provided for the details of Assistant Public Information Officers, Public Information Officer and the Appellate Authority. Any person wants to have more information, can contact General Manager (Administration), Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited, Chennai- 8. Page 3 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005 CHAPTER – I ORGANIZATION a) Constitution: Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd., (TNMSC) is a government company, incorporated under The Companies Act, 1956. It was established with the avowed objects, inter alia, of planning for procurement storage and distribution of drugs, medicines, surgical, sutures etc., Authorized share capital of the Corporation is Rs.10.00 Crores and the paid up share capital is Rs.4.04 Crores. b) Board of Directors: TNMSC is governed by the Board of Directors and the directors are nominated by the government of Tamil Nadu. The chairman is appointed by the government. Dr. J. Radhakrishnan I.A.S. 1 Secretary to Government, Chairman Health and Family Welfare Department Dr. P. Umanath I.A.S. 2 Managing Director Director Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited Dr. P. Senthilkumar I.A.S., 3 Director Additional Secretary to Government, Finance Department Dr. Darez Ahamed I.A.S., 4 Mission Director,State Rural Health Mission, Director DMS Annex Building, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai Dr. R. Narayanababu, 5 Director Director of Medical Educationi/c,Kilpauk, Chennai Dr. K. Kolandaswamy, 6 Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Director DMS Annex Building, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai 7 Dr. K. Senguttuvan, Director Page 4 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, DMS Annex Building, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai Thiru. S. Abdul Khader, 8 Director of Drugs Control, Director DMS Annex Building, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai Thiru. R. Jeya Sing, 9 Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings) PWD & Chief Engineer Director (Buildings) Chennai Region,Chepakkam, Chennai 600 005 c) Functions and Duties of TNMSC: i) Procurement, Storage & Distribution of Drugs & Medicines: TNMSC is maintaining drug warehouses at 29 district headquarters. All Drug Warehouses are owned by the corporation. The Drugs and Medicines procured from the manufacturers/ importers are stored in Drug Warehouses. The required drugs and medicines are distributed to the Government Hospitals and Institutions by following a system called “Pass Book System”, wherein the value of Drugs & Medicines supplied is recorded and ensured that the Drugs & Medicines are supplied to the extent of the budget allocated to them by their authority concerned. List of TNMSC’s District Drug Warehouses: Sl. Place Address No. ARIGNAR ANNA MEMORIAL CANCER 1 KANCHEEPURAM HOSPITAL CAMPUS BANGALORE ROAD TB SANATORIUM CAMPUS 2 VELLORE ADUKKAMBARAI POST CHEST CLINIC (TB) CAMPUS 3 THIRUVANNAMALAI ANNA NAGAR BEACH ROAD 4 CUDDALORE NEAR DMO BUNGALOW GOVERNMENT HEAD QUARTERS HOSPITAL 5 DHARMAPURI CAMPUS VANNAMPATTI ROAD NEAR G.M.K. MEDICAL COLLEGE 6 SALEM SALEM STEEL ROAD 7 ERODE SIPCOT COMPLEX (NEAR TASMAC GODOWN) 8 COIMBATORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL CAMPUS Page 5 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 CIVIL AERODRAM (PO) CHESTER FIELD'S PEYTON'S ROAD 9 NILGIRIS OPP. TO CIVIL SUPPLIES GODOWN PERIAMILAGU PARAI 10 THIRUCHIRAPPALLI T.B. HOSPITAL CAMPUS 11 PUDUKKOTTAI SIPCOT COMPLEX (NEAR TASMAC GODOWN) GOBALA SAMUDRAM TANK 12 DINDIGUL NEAR GOVERNMENT HEAD QUARTERS HOSPITAL 13 MADURAI COLLECTORATE CAMPUS COLLECTORATE MASTER PLAN COMPLEX 14 VIRUDHUNAGAR NEAR DISTRICT SPORTS COMPLEX,SATTUR ROAD 15 SIVAGANGAI PANANKADI ROAD SIKIL RAJAVEETHI 16 RAMANATHAPURAM KENIKARAI OPP. SADAK ABDULLAH COLLEGE 17 THIRUNELVELI TIRUCHENDUR ROAD DEVARPURAM ROAD 18 THOOTHUKUDI NEAR SOUTH POLICE STATION ASARIPALLAM (P.O.) 19 NAGERCOIL KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT THANJAVUR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL 20 THANJAVUR CAMPUS VALLAM ROAD GOVT. HOSPITAL CAMPUS 21 VILLUPURAM HOSPITAL ROAD GOVT. PERIPHERAL HOSPITAL CAMPUS 22 CHENNAI ANNA NAGAR MANNARGUDI ROAD 23 THIRUVARUR NEAR CIRCUIT HOUSE BUILDING KAMARAJAR SALAI, 24 CHENNAI OPP. ESI HOSPITAL, 25 THENI THENI MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS OLD EYE HOSPITAL CAMPUS 26 PERAMBALUR CHENNAI-THIRUCHIRAPPALLI NH SERVICE ROAD NEAR ADDITIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH 27 NAMAKKAL CENTRE ALANGANATHAM PIRIVU NEAR PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE AT 28 KARUR VELLIYANAI CAMPUS KARUR-DINDIGUL STATE HIGHWAYS ROAD OPP. TO COLLECTOR OFFICE 29 KRISHNAGIRI THIRUMALAI NAGAR,BAINAPALLI VILLAGE Page 6 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 ii) Procurement of Medical Equipments: TNMSC is entrusted with procurement of medical equipments under various Government Orders issued from time-to-time. TNMSC obtains specification for the equipments from the experts nominated by the directorate concerned and the equipment is procured through the open tender process. iii) Maintenance of CT Scanners & MRI Scanners TNMSC maintains 68 CT Scanners, 17 MRI Scanners at the District Headquarters Hospital / Government Hospital and Medical College Hospitals in the State of Tamil Nadu. Charges fixed per patient are as detailed below (in Rs.): Plan & Scan Type Plain Contrast Contrast CT 500 300 800 MRI 2500 1500 4000 Scan Type: Lithotripsy First Sitting Rs. 5000/- Second Sitting Rs. 4500/- Third Sitting Rs. 4000/- CT 4 Slices Sl. Contact District Place No. 1 Ariyalur Govt. Head Quarters Ariyalur - 1. Rajiv Gandhi Govt. General 7708049335 Hospital 2. Kilpauk Medical College 7708049341 2 Chennai Hospital 3. Govt. Royapettah Hospital 7708049338 4. Stanley Medical College 7708049339 Hospital Page 7 of 71 04.03.2017 TNMSC Ltd., The Right to Information Act 2005 5. Institute of Child Health 7708049337 6. Tamil Nadu Govt. Multi - Super Specialty Hospital 1. Govt. Coimbatore Medical 7708049314 College Hospital 3 Coimbatore 2. Govt. Head Quarters - Hospital, Pollachi 4 Cuddalore Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049308 Govt. Dharmapuri Medical 7708049309 5 Dharmapuri College Hospital 1. Govt. Head Quarters 7708049320 6 Dindigul Hospital, Dindigul 2. Govt. Hospital, Palani 7708049352 1. Govt. Head Quarters 7708049312 Hospital, Erode 7 Erode 2. Govt. Hospital, - Gopichettipalayam 1. Govt. Chengalpattu Medical 7708049304 College Hospital 8 Kancheepuram 2. Govt. Head Quarters 7708049303 Hospital, Kancheepuram 1. Govt. Kanyakumari Medical 7708049329 College Hospital 9 Kanyakumari 2. Govt. Head Quarters - Hospital, Padmanapuram 10 Karur Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049344 11 Krishnagiri Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049350 1. Govt. Rajaji Hospital, 7708049321 Madurai 2. Govt. Rajaji Hospital, Annex - 12 Madurai Building 3. Govt. Head Quarters - Hospital, Usilampatti 13 Nagapattinam Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049343 14 Namakkal Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049342 15 Perambalur Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049345 16 Pudukkottai Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049319 17 Ramanathapuram Govt. Head Quarters Hospital 7708049325 1. Mohan Kumaramangalam 7708049310 Medical College Hospital, 18 Salem Salem