The Aapla Dawakhana project in Thane has been shut since August, as employees, including nurses and housekeeping staff, have not received salaries for the last six months. These clinics once offered free medical care to the city’s urban poor.

On Friday, October 24, a group of staff members met Thane MLA Sanjay Kelkar and asked for help with getting pending dues. Many of the clinics have now turned into commercial spaces. People in need are being forced to approach private doctors and hospitals, which are more expensive.

As per reports, Kelkar blamed the contractor MedOnGo for the shutdown. It is a Bengaluru-based company hired to run 40 Aapla Dawakhana centres. The company closed the clinics in August. They did not pay rent to property owners or salaries to workers.

Now, Thane Munici

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