Mumbai: As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) moves ahead with its plan to hand over healthcare services including the newly constructed Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Shatabdi Hospital in Govandi to private operators, residents and health activists from Mankhurd, Chembur, Trombay, and neighbouring areas are preparing for a mass protest. Local groups have warned they will boycott any civic election candidates who fail to oppose the BMC’s proposed public-private partnership (PPP) model, with municipal polls expected in January 2026.

Bids Under Scrutiny

The civic body has received three bids to operate the Govandi Shatabdi Hospital, of which one was rejected on technical grounds. The two bidders still in the race are Terna Public Charitable Trust and The Surabhi Education Society. R

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