BMC Floats Tender for Lallubhai Hospital Privatization

The BMC in Mumbai has decided to give the Lallubhai Compound Hospital in Mankhurd to a private company for 30 years.

This is part of their Civic Health Collaboration model, which some people say is similar to a Public-Private Partnership.

The hospital has 410 beds and offers many different types of medical services.

The BMC says this will help them manage the hospital better, but many people are worried that private companies will make healthcare too expensive for poor patients.

There were protests in July 2025 against this plan.

The BMC has set some rules, like charging only ₹10 for general doctor visits, but more for specialty and super-specialty services.

Some activists say the BMC should run the hospital itself to keep healthcare affordable for everyone.