According to a report submitted by officials of the health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the civic-run hospitals, clinics and nursing homes in the city are in a bad shape. The conclusion was reached after conducting surprise checks on the medical facilities. When asked for their take on the state of the civic-run medical facilities after the surprise checks recently, the officials refused to comment.

MiD DAY then filed a query under the Right To Information (RTI) Act and found out the facts. According to the report filed by the health department officials, many such healthcare facilities lack cleanliness, do not follow proper measures with regard to disposal of biomedical waste, some medicines are not in stock, staffers arrive late and some do not have uniforms.