Harish Rao Seeks Full-Time Chief for Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad

BRS MLA T. Harish Rao has alleged that the absence of a full-time Commissioner at the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP) is disrupting the functioning of government hospitals and affecting healthcare services across the state.

In a post on X, Harish Rao said the TVVP, which oversees Telangana's network of secondary-level government hospitals, has been operating without a permanent administrative head for nearly two months. He claimed the situation has left the organisation "rudderless," impacting the delivery of specialised healthcare services, including gynaecology, orthopaedics, urology and paediatrics, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas.

His remarks came after representatives of the Telangana Medical Education Employees Joint Action Committee (JAC) met him and submitted a memorandum seeking the appointment of a full-time Commissioner. The employee body also urged the government to notify long-pending service rules for staff working under the TVVP.

The TVVP manages 184 government healthcare institutions, including district hospitals, area hospitals, maternal and child health (MCH) hospitals and community health centres (CHCs). These hospitals play a crucial role in Telangana's public healthcare system by providing specialist treatment, emergency care, surgeries and referral services to patients who require care beyond Primary Health Centres.

Harish Rao alleged that the absence of a permanent administrative head has created uncertainty in hospital management, with inadequate monitoring of medical services, doctors' attendance, laboratory operations, medicine availability and overall hospital administration. He claimed the situation has left doctors and healthcare workers struggling to resolve service-related issues while patients are facing inconvenience due to administrative delays.

The former minister recalled that the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government had proposed integrating the TVVP into the state's health administration as the Directorate of Secondary Health to provide a long-term solution to employee issues related to pay, promotions, transfers and career progression. However, he alleged that the transition has remained incomplete because service regulations have not been finalised, leaving employees without a clear administrative framework.

Harish Rao said employee unions have repeatedly submitted representations and staged protests seeking the notification of service rules, but claimed the government has yet to respond. He urged the state government to immediately constitute a committee to finalise the service rules and operational guidelines for the proposed Directorate of Secondary Health and appoint a full-time Commissioner to ensure effective administration of the state's secondary healthcare network.