BRS demands IP services too at TIMS Sanathnagar in Hyderabad

BRS Deputy Floor Leader T. Harish Rao has criticized the Telangana government for limiting the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) in Sanathnagar to only outpatient (OP) services, rather than providing full inpatient treatment. Rao expressed disappointment that a health facility worth ₹1,000 crore is being restricted to OP services, arguing that merely changing the hospital's name won't change its original purpose.

He accused the current government of claiming credit for the facility's inauguration, suggesting that the previous Chief Minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao, had planned the construction of the super-speciality hospitals on the three sides of the city, Alwal, Sanathnagar and L.B. Nagar. These hospitals, with a capacity of 1,000 beds each, were planned and constructed at a cost of ₹2,679 crore.

However, Rao pointed out that the Congress government had repeatedly changed the dates and deadlines for their inauguration. Additionally, Rao mentioned that the BRS government had also initiated a multi-specialty hospital in Warangal and a 2,000-bed block in NIMS, but these projects have also been delayed.