Private medical shops in Telangana’s government hospitals face eviction amid legal hurdles

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Of the 65 aesculapian  shops functioning connected  lease crossed  authorities  hospitals successful  the State, six beryllium   to backstage  operators and are located successful  cardinal  institutions.

Of the 65 aesculapian shops functioning connected lease crossed authorities hospitals successful the State, six beryllium to backstage operators and are located successful cardinal institutions. | Photo Credit: Representational Photo

Private aesculapian shops operating wrong authorities infirmary premises successful Telangana are acceptable to beryllium removed, adjacent arsenic ineligible challenges proceed to hold enactment successful immoderate cases, Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha said connected Monday.

Responding to questions successful the Telangana Legislative Council, the Minister said the authorities has initiated steps to evict backstage aesculapian shops that proceed to relation contempt the expiry of their lease period. He clarified that nary caller permissions person been granted to specified shops since the existent authorities assumed office.

Of the 65 aesculapian shops functioning connected lease crossed authorities hospitals successful the State, six beryllium to backstage operators and are located successful cardinal institutions. These see 3 shops successful Gandhi Hospital, 2 successful Osmania General Hospital and 1 successful Government Maternity Hospital, Sultan Bazaar.

The Minister said ineligible proceedings person been a cardinal hurdle successful the eviction process. Court cases related to 4 of these shops person already been disposed of, eviction orders person been issued, and the process of vacating them is presently nether way. However, 2 shops successful Gandhi Hospital proceed to run aft obtaining enactment orders from courts.

The Minister added that the authorities is actively pursuing pending cases to unafraid the lifting of these enactment orders, pursuing which each shops operating beyond their authorised lease periods volition beryllium evicted.

He said the State is simultaneously promoting the constitution of generic aesculapian shops wrong authorities hospitals to amended entree to affordable medicines, peculiarly for patients relying connected nationalist healthcare services. “A caller argumentation is being prepared and caller tenders volition beryllium invited erstwhile the eviction process is completed,” helium added.

Published - March 23, 2026 07:59 p.m. IST

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