Hyderabad: The government faced demands to appoint a full-time commissioner for Telangana TVVP hospitals, which reportedly operated without a permanent administrative head for two months.
The Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad provides specialist services to people in rural and urban areas. These include gynaecology, orthopaedics, urology and paediatric care.
However, the absence of a full-time commissioner reportedly created uncertainty across 184 healthcare institutions under the TVVP. These facilities included maternal and child health centres, district hospitals, area hospitals and community health centres.
The statement said the administrative gap affected oversight of hospital performance and medical services. It also disrupted monitoring of doctors’ attendance, laboratory tests and medicine availability.
Telangana TVVP hospitals face weak supervision
The statement alleged that no effective administrative system remained in place to supervise the institutions. Consequently, doctors and other medical staff continued to face unresolved service-related problems.
At the same time, patients reportedly struggled to access proper medical care in several facilities. The statement said administrative neglect had affected both employees and the public.
Medical personnel also faced concerns over salaries, service conditions and other employment matters. According to the statement, the government had not provided a permanent solution to those issues.
The previous BRS government had decided to convert TVVP into the Directorate of Secondary Health. It had also proposed merging the organisation with the government.
The proposed restructuring aimed to resolve salary, service and administrative problems faced by doctors and medical staff. However, the plan had not reached implementation even after nearly three years.
Telangana TVVP hospitals await service rules
The statement said the authorities had not framed service rules or operational guidelines for the proposed Directorate of Secondary Health. As a result, doctors and other employees had grown increasingly disappointed over the prolonged delay. They had repeatedly submitted representations to the government seeking action.
Employees had also staged protests over their pending demands. However, the statement alleged that the government had failed to respond to their concerns. The delay had left the restructuring process incomplete. Moreover, it had prolonged uncertainty over the status, duties and service conditions of medical personnel.
The statement urged the government to consider both employee concerns and public healthcare needs. It asked the administration to end the delay and address the institutional problems immediately.
It demanded the formation of a committee for the proposed Directorate of Secondary Health. The committee should frame service rules and guidelines without further delay, the statement said.
It also sought the immediate appointment of a full-time officer to oversee Telangana TVVP hospitals. The demand said permanent leadership was essential to restore supervision and improve healthcare delivery.