BMC blacklists Salman Khan's NGO, Being Human for not setting up concessional dialysis units
| Updated: Feb 16, 2018, 11:39 IST
Salman Khan manages to make it to the headlines almost every week. This time too, he has done the same but not for the best. The actor has today made headlines as his NGO foundation, Being Human has been blacklisted by the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) for not setting up concessional dialysis units in Bandra for over a year after being allotted the project. The civic body, which has issued a showcase notice to the foundation and has also forfeited the NGO’s deposit and is now floating new tenders for the project.
In December 2016, BMC had decided to start 12 Dialysis centres which would be equipped to perform 10,000 procedures each month. According to the public-private agreement made, the civic body would provide the space for each facility whereas Being Human would be responsible for hiring staff and maintenance of the centres. “Being Human, which was shortlisted for running the dialysis centre at Bandra (West), had paid the bank guarantee and was granted all the necessary permissions to go ahead with the project. But with the project not taking off, we have issued them a show-cause notice warning that they would be blacklisted,” said an official. The NGO did however, see the blacklisting coming their way.
A representative from Being Human Foundation told the leading daily, “The Being Human Foundation has certain mandatory requirements which need to be included in contracts. There were discussions around those which ultimately did not materialise. There was no formal contract/MoU signed at all.”
In December 2016, BMC had decided to start 12 Dialysis centres which would be equipped to perform 10,000 procedures each month. According to the public-private agreement made, the civic body would provide the space for each facility whereas Being Human would be responsible for hiring staff and maintenance of the centres. “Being Human, which was shortlisted for running the dialysis centre at Bandra (West), had paid the bank guarantee and was granted all the necessary permissions to go ahead with the project. But with the project not taking off, we have issued them a show-cause notice warning that they would be blacklisted,” said an official. The NGO did however, see the blacklisting coming their way.
A representative from Being Human Foundation told the leading daily, “The Being Human Foundation has certain mandatory requirements which need to be included in contracts. There were discussions around those which ultimately did not materialise. There was no formal contract/MoU signed at all.”