Ludhiana, Feb. 16 -- Inaugurated two months ago, the urban community health centre (UCHC) in the Civil Surgeon office complex here has failed to draw patients. The outpatient department (OPD) hardly sees around five daily patients and the 10-bedded facility hasn't seen any admission yet.

The health centre was inaugurated on December 7 by health minister Dr Balbir Singh a few days before the code of conduct for the urban local bodies' election came into force. The building of the health centre had come up long back in 2014 and had been used to as offices for various health officials.

According to a senior health official, requesting anonymity, the reason behind the health centre's failure to draw patients is its location. "The free medic...