The Bengal health department has rolled out a centralised referral system on a pilot basis in some hospitals to streamline cases of patients being referred from rural health centres

The Supreme Court directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit on its civic volunteer scheme with details on the recruitment process, duties assigned, payments made, etc.

Apex court calls for info on legal authority, qualifications & hiring process for volunteers since prime accused in RG Kar rape-murder was civic volunteer assigned to the govt-run hospital.