Chandigarh, July 12 -- Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, is on the verge of losing Rs.15 lakh to a Panchkula-based contractor who was running the canteen in B-block of the hospital.

The contractor, Tarsem Gupta, M/s Raunak hospitalities, Abdulpur, Pinjore, Panchkula, had faltered on the monthly rent on multiple occasions and by November 2024, his outstanding amount had run into Rs.59.5 lakh. The hospital administration recovered a part of it by forfeiting his security deposit of Rs.28.7 lakh in January 2025, but Rs.15 lakh still remains unpaid. The contractor was finally blacklisted in June.

Those in the know of the tender technicalities are criticising the hospital's alleged leniency in the matter. One such off...