Gaps in services at Telangana’s secondary healthcare facilities to be assessed

Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha directs officials to assess specialist services currently available, departments requiring additional doctors and nursing or paramedical staff, and gaps in medical equipment HYDERABAD Telangana Health Minister C.

Damodar Raja Narasimha has directed officials to strengthen secondary healthcare facilities across the State to ensure that people can access specialist medical services and diagnostic facilities within their respective districts, without having to travel to Hyderabad or hospitals attached to medical colleges for routine health needs.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/activists-write-open-letter-to-telangana-cm-point-at-issues-in-govt-hospitals/article71639866.ece The Minister issued the directions during a review meeting in Hyderabad on Monday (November 9, 2026) where he examined proposals for the reorganisation of the Directorate of Secondary Healthcare, formerly known as Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP), based on a study report prepared by the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI).