Overview

• On Oct. 8, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission ordered the BMC to pay Rs 12 lakh to the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority within one month.
• The order requires immediate deployment of trained ECG technicians at Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Shatabdi Hospital and asks the Municipal Commissioner to submit an action taken report.
• Commission records show 3,344 pre‑operative ECGs were performed by untrained staff from January to August 2025, indicating about 5,000 patients a year could be affected.
• In hearings, MCGM representative Dr. Rajeshree Wayal acknowledged ward boys had been conducting ECGs due to a yearlong vacancy in the ECG technician post.
• The panel criticized the civic administration for not filing a directed personal fact‑finding inquiry and noted concern that similar lapses may persist in other civic hospitals.