India, April 10 -- The recent controversy surrounding Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital has prompted citizens and political groups to demand strict enforcement of the Bombay Nursing Home Registration Act of 1949 and its amended regulations from 2021.

A patient was allegedly refused admission at the charitable medical facility over non-payment of Rs.10 lakh deposit last month. Subsequently, she died at another facility after giving birth to twin daughters.

Several activists and politicians, including members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), have pointed out major gaps in the implementation of the Maharashtra Nursing Home Registration (Amended) Rules 2021. The protestors demand that all private hospitals must prominently display details of griev...