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BRS Escalates Neglect Charge Over Telangana Health Care, Citing Unpaid Wages and Drug Shortfalls

The party points to setbacks at Basti Dawakhanas alongside stalled TIMS and NIMS works since Congress took office.

Overview

  • K.T. Rama Rao and T. Harish Rao inspected clinics in Hyderabad, where staff reportedly have gone six months without pay and key test reagents were unavailable.
  • Leaders said only about 60 of 110 essential medicines were in stock at some Basti Dawakhanas, forcing patients to buy drugs and tests outside.
  • T. Harish Rao demanded immediate release of salaries and roughly Rs 1,400 crore in Aarogyasri reimbursements owed to private hospitals.
  • K.T. Rama Rao alleged that four planned TIMS hospitals and a NIMS expansion have languished and warned of a dharna if work is not expedited.
  • The BRS said a team led by T. Rajaiah will compile a formal report on health facilities, while a spokesperson separately alleged expired medicines were given at Rasoolpura.