The Bribery or Corruption Commission has initiated an investigation into an incident in which a room on the Ragama Teaching Hospital premises was rented out to a shop.
The commission has initiated the investigation following a complaint that the Ragama branch of the Government Medical Officers Association has earned money by renting out a room on the hospital premises to an outside party, according to internal hospital sources.
The Ragama branch of the Government Medical Officers Association says it has received a complaint that an herbal medicine shop has been given to the relevant premises under an agreement.
It is said that the relevant premises have been given for a monthly rent of twenty thousand rupees on the basis of an agreement that the hospital will not pay the water and electricity bills.
It is reported that the commission is scheduled to obtain statements from the relevant authorities in this regard.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said that they will investigate whether government property has been misused for commercial purposes.
The Gampaha District Coordinator of the Government Medical Officers Association and another member were asked about the incident, but they said that no information has been reported about such an incident so far.