Jaipur, Jan. 30 -- At least 12 patients have died from medical negligence in Rajasthan government hospitals over the past two years, prompting the suspension or termination of 34 medical staff, the state health department told the Assembly on Thursday. Responding to a question from Chhabra MLA Pratap Singh Singhvi, the department said the deaths occurred in various government health facilities between 2023 and 2025. "Two patients died in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. A 23-year-old man from Dausa, Sachin Sharma, in February 2024, and another 23-year-old woman, Chaina Devi from Tonk, in May 2025, were killed after the medical staff transfused the wrong blood into their body during treatment," the reply stated. The department added that three doctors and a nursing staff member have been suspended. "An inquiry is also underway against them," it read. In the same period, the government inspected 401 blood centres across the state, suspending licenses at 85 for irregularities and cancelling seven others. At least 272 blood centres received notices. A departmental probe is also underway against 20 other doctors and 11 nursing staff in connection with 10 cases of patient deaths due to medical negligence in government hospitals in other districts. "We have issued a notice to three other doctors under CCA rules 17 for the deaths of two newborn babies in a community health centre in Kota's Suket on May 30, 2024, due to poor facilities amid a heatwave," it said. From 2023 to 2025, officials inspected 69,609 pharmacies across the state. "At least 12,403 licenses have been suspended," the reply read....