Govt medical colleges can utilise PLA funds to settle dues: Maharashtra Cabinet
(WorldNews India)

The state cabinet on Friday said government medical colleges can now use their personal ledger accounts (PLA) to clear hotel dues incurred during the quarantine of their hospital`s doctors, nurses and healthcare staff in the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The state cabinet directed these colleges to avail funds from their own personal ledger accounts to settle hotel bills. State Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh told The Indian Express that the deans of government medical colleges have been authorised to use PLA funds to ensure the running of hospitals is not compromised. “Every day essential expenditure can be dealt with, apart from resolving small issues such as payment to...