Telangana Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha.
Hyderabad: Telangana Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha has directed officials to prepare comprehensive plans to upgrade all Community Health Centres (CHCs), Area Hospitals, and District Hospitals in the state in line with Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS).
The directive was issued during a high-level review meeting held at the Secretariat on Friday, April 17.
The meeting focused on strengthening the Directorate of Secondary Health Care (DCHS), under the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP), through a committee appointed by the state government.
Officials discussed the redistribution of sanctioned posts after 30 hospitals under TVVP were previously upgraded into teaching hospitals attached to medical colleges.
The government is considering reallocating these posts to other hospitals within the TVVP network to ensure balanced staffing.
Speaking at the meeting, the minister emphasised that the government’s primary goal is to ensure that patients receive quality treatment close to their homes, within their own districts. To achieve this, he stressed the need to strengthen the secondary healthcare system across the state.
He instructed officials to ensure that all hospitals meet IPHS norms by providing adequate human resources, infrastructure, medical equipment, diagnostic facilities, and essential medicines.
He also directed that IPHS guidelines must be strictly followed while redeploying medical staff and posts within TVVP.
Highlighting recent progress, the minister noted that 12,649 posts in hospitals have been filled over the past two years. He further directed strict monitoring of attendance among doctors and healthcare staff.
The TVVP Commissioner, Ajay Kumar, was instructed to conduct field visits at least once a week to assess ground-level implementation. The minister also warned that strict action should be taken against staff who remain absent from duty.
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