India, June 12 -- Following pressure from the Maharashtra Human Rights Commission and repeated questions in the state legislature, the state government has handed over the Aarey Colony Hospital to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on a 30-year lease.

The decision comes after the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) took suo motu cognisance in 2022 of the hospital's poor condition and censured the Dairy Development Department for neglecting its upkeep. The hospital, spread across 1,932 sq metres-including a built-up area of 674 sq metres-will now be operated by the BMC, which plans to upgrade and manage healthcare services for the densely populated locality.

Originally built to cater to workers of Aarey Dairy-the ...