Bhumana questions relaxed TTD tender norms for hospital supplies
Former TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has criticized the current management for relaxing tender eligibility norms for hospital medical supplies. He alleges that the changes favor non-serious suppliers and could lead to the distribution of substandard medicines in state-run institutions.
Why it matters
The controversy raises concerns about public health standards and transparency in the procurement processes of major religious and medical institutions.
YSR Congress Party district president and former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy has criticised the TTD management’s decision to relax the tender eligibility norms for suppliers of medicines and consumables to its hospitals.
Addressing the media in Tirupati on Monday, Mr. Karunakar Reddy alleged that the TTD Trust Board had diluted the eligibility criteria to favour certain suppliers and demanded that the State government order an inquiry into the matter.
He contended that the revised norms could enable non-serious players to participate in the bidding process, resulting in the supply of substandard medicines and consumables with potentially serious consequences for public health. He also objected to the revised eligibility criteria for procurement by TTD-run speciality institutions, including the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), the BIRRD orthopaedic hospital and the Sri Padmavati Children’s Heart Centre (SPCHC).
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