India, Jan. 11 -- Towards strengthening the monitoring of health services and ensuring effective implementation of national health programmes, the state public health department has appointed Bharari Pathak (flying squads) to conduct surprise inspections of government healthcare facilities across Pune, Satara and Solapur districts.

According to the official order issued on January 6, 2026, by Dr Bhagwan Pawar, deputy director of health services, Pune Circle, the flying squads will inspect health facilities such as primary health centres, rural hospitals, sub-district hospitals and other government-run institutions. The inspections will focus on parameters such as service delivery, infrastructure, availability of staff, medicines and impl...