PMC seeks details from Sahyadri Hosp

Notice follows complaint stating that the hospital premises—spread across 23,000 sq ft— was leased by civic body to charitable trust in 1998

- Vicky Pathare

PUNE : The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday served show cause notice to the Konkan Mitra Mandal Medical Trust, which manages the Sahyadri Super Specialty Hospital (Karve Road), over alleged violations related to Sahyadri Hospital's reported transfer to the Manipal Hospitals Group.

‘According to officials, the notice follows a complaint stating that the hospital premises—spread across 23,000 square feet—were originally leased by the PMC to the charitable trust in 1998 for a nominal fee of ₹1 per year for 99 years, with the express purpose of providing affordable medical care.

According to the complainant, the facility was first transferred to Everstone Capital (reportedly with PMC’s tacit approval), then to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) in 2022, and is now being acquired by Manipal Hospitals Group—all without prior permission from the PMC, in violation of the lease’s charitable terms.