The Center has constituted a committee to probe into the incident in Chattisgarh where eight women died after sterilization surgeries.. Talking to reporters after assuming charge as Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi today, Shripad Naik said, the committee will submit the report to the Ministry after completing the probe. Mr Naik said that his Ministry has also sought a report from the Chhattisgarh government in connection with incident.

The incident happened in government health camp of Bilaspur district in which eight women died and more than 50 others fell ill after sterlisation surgeries. They are undergoing treatment in four different hospitals of Bilaspur.

The condition of 12 women was reported to be critical.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh has also ordered an inquiry into the incident and a three member committee has been constituted in this regard. Chief Minister today went to Bilaspur and met the victims of the incident. He instructed health authorities to give best possible treatment to the victims.The state government has announced Rs. 2 lakh each to the next of kin those who died in this incident.

The government has suspended four health officials including one state programme coordinator, two CMOs and one surgeon in this case. The Chief Minister has also instructed the police to register a criminal case against the surgeons who performed the operations.

The camp was organized in Pendari village of Takhatpur block in Bilaspur district last Saturday. The camp was organised as a part of family planning programme. Total 83 women of 40 nearby villages were operated in the period of six hours in this camp. After few hours of surgery most of them reportedly started complaining of pain and fever.