Hyderabad: The assembly on Wednesday passed the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (Repeal) Bill, 2026, as a result, the TVVP will become the directorate of secondary health care (DSHC).All parties BRS, BJP, AIMIM and CPI welcomed the decision of the govt as it would streamline salaries of doctors and improve health services. However, they flagged the shortage of surgeons, doctors, paramedical and other support staff, and medical equipment like MRI, CT scan, ultrasound machine facilities.Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha listed out the appointments going to be made, equipment that would be purchased and steps being taken to improve the services in the hospitals coming under the purview of the directorate of secondary health care.“The recruitment process for 2,075 posts is currently underway, comprising 1,616 specialist doctors, 332 nurses, 42 dental surgeons, and 85 pharmacists to strengthen the healthcare sector. These posts would be in addition to 757 nursing officers, 180 lab technicians, and 48 physiotherapists recruited by TVVP in the last two years,” the minister said.Across the state, within the health department, 9,572 posts have been filled between Dec 2023 to till date, while another 7,267 posts were currently in the process of being filled. “Notifications for an additional 2,929 posts would be issued in 2027. The healthcare system would be further strengthened through the recruitment of a total of 19,768 personnel,” he announced.Stating that PG medical colleges are being established in five district hospitals, he said the number of dialysis centers will be increased to ensure that every patient receives services within 20 to 25 minutes.The minister also revealed that trauma care centers were being established every 35 kilometres along state and national highways to save lives during emergency situations. Out of a total of 109 trauma centers, 74 are set to be established under the purview of the directorate of secondary health care (DSH Care). The minister informed the House that the TVVP currently comprises 184 hospitals, collectively housing a total of 12,720 beds. Across these 184 hospitals, an annual average of approximately 1.2 crore people receive outpatient services, 12 lakh people receive inpatient services, 50,000 people undergo various surgeries, and over one lakh deliveries are conducted.Because the TVVP currently functions as a grant-in-aid institution, it faces certain administrative constraints, delays in the payment of employee salaries, and some deficiencies in the delivery of services to patients. To resolve these issues and to fulfil a long-standing demand of the employees, he announced that the TVVP was being converted into DSHC.
