India, Oct. 31 -- BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar has accused the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) of deceiving citizens by inaugurating Urban Health and Wellness Centres (UHWCs) across the city without deploying doctors or paramedical staff. He alleged that the newly launched facilities, branded as Aarogya Mandirs, remain shut and non-functional despite civic claims that medical services have begun.

The civic body had announced on Monday that it had opened 43 UHWCs under the Central government's National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), days after facing criticism for abruptly halting its Aapla Dawakhana clinics.

However, Kelkar said his recent visits to several centres in Thane East, including those at Mith Bandar Road, Dhobi Ghat, and Bara Bangla...