Overview
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has suspended all payments to Sai Sanjeevani Agency since November 2024 after discovering that contractor-supplied Dr Bharat Sawant lacked a valid Maharashtra Medical Council registration.
- VN Desai Hospital has issued two show-cause notices to the agency, with a third notice in progress, and has fined and dismissed Dr Sawant following confirmation that his documents were forged.
- The hospital referred Dr Sawant’s credentials for verification to the MMC in February 2025, which ruled in April that he was not a registered doctor.
- Civic officials have sought legal advice and assured that strict action will follow any violations, with formal legal proceedings now under preparation.
- Health activists are demanding mandatory credential checks for all contractor-appointed medical staff before deployment to prevent future lapses.