A joint team from Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, Food Safety Department and Drug Control Department inspected Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad on Thursday following allegations of corruption and other irregularities at the public hospital.
The inspections were conducted simultaneously at NIMS in Punjagutta, with separate teams examining administrative records, the hospital canteen, medicines, medical equipment and documentation related to the storage of medical supplies.
A team of around 10 ACB officials, led by Central Investigation DSP Lakshmi Kanth Reddy, inspected records in the hospital’s administrative section. The ACB examination forms part of an investigation into the alleged irregularities, according to the report by Telangana Today.
The inspections extended beyond the hospital’s administrative offices. Four food inspectors checked the NIMS canteen, focusing on food safety-related aspects of the facility. A separate team of four drug inspectors inspected the surgical stores and examined medicines, medical equipment and records concerning their storage.
The coordinated action brings three areas of public-hospital functioning under scrutiny: administrative processes, food services and the management of medicines and equipment. These systems directly support day-to-day care at a tertiary hospital, where patients and their families depend on the availability, quality and proper handling of essential supplies.
NIMS is a major public medical institution in Hyderabad, and its operations involve the administration of hospital services as well as the procurement, storage and distribution of medical materials. The inspection of records and facilities is intended to establish whether the allegations are supported by documentary or inspection findings. The report does not state that any irregularity has been conclusively established.
The ACB team’s review of administrative records and the inspections by the food safety and drug control authorities were carried out as separate but simultaneous exercises. The available report does not specify whether officials seized documents, found violations at the canteen or identified problems with medicines or equipment during the inspections.
The next steps will depend on the findings recorded by the three departments as they examine the material and facilities inspected at NIMS. Further action, if any, would follow the outcome of those departmental investigations and assessments.
