Many people on social media are reacting to this project—which exists merely on paper—by referring to it as a “ghost hospital.” They are questioning the basis on which transfers are being made in the name of a hospital when the building itself does not even exist.
MP अजब है मध्य प्रदेशः 6 साल से कागज़ों पर चल रहा ‘घोस्ट हॉस्पिटल’ इमारत बनी नहीं, पर होती रहीं नियुक्तियां और तबादले
In the densely populated Khajrana area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the building for a proposed 100-bed civil hospital has failed to materialize even six years after receiving government approval; yet, appointments and staff transfers for the 87 sanctioned posts associated with this hospital have continued unabated.
On social media, people are reacting to this project—which exists merely on paper—by calling it a “ghost hospital.” They question the basis on which transfers are being made in the hospital’s name when the building itself does not exist.
Officials stated on Monday that the initiative for the new 100-bed civil hospital—aimed at providing better medical facilities to a population of approximately five lakh in Khajrana and surrounding areas—began in 2019, with construction approval granted in 2020. They noted that upon approval, a total of 87 posts—including doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and pharmacists—were sanctioned for the hospital through the prescribed government process.
Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Madhav Hasani said, “Land has been allocated for the Khajrana Civil Hospital, but we have not yet received possession of it; consequently, the land could not be handed over to the construction agency.” Hasani explained that since the hospital’s construction could not be completed on time, the staff sanctioned for it are currently being utilized at the city’s 85 ‘Mukhyamantri Sanjeevani Clinics’ and other medical institutions.
Khajrana is one of the Muslim-majority areas of Indore, and the population of the locality and its surroundings is steadily increasing. Residents point out the lack of a major government hospital in Khajrana, noting that patients are forced to rely on Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital (MYH) and other government hospitals for treatment.
Local resident Tabrez Mansoori stated that the approximately five acres of land allocated for the Khajrana Civil Hospital currently shows nothing but debris and garbage. He remarked that this is a hospital where everything appears in order on paper, yet nothing is visible on the ground.
Mansuri said, “We lost our loved ones during the COVID-19 outbreak; that is why we understand the value of a hospital.” Health department officials state that the Khajrana Civil Hospital project has not been cancelled, and the process to commence construction will move forward once possession of the land is secured.
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