Beed, Nov 5 (PTI) Authorities have terminated the services of six contractual doctors at government clinics meant for the poor people in Maharashtra's Beed district over habitual absenteeism and negligence in patient care, officials said on Wednesday.

Launched two years back, the "Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Aapla Dawakhana" initiative was designed to provide affordable and accessible primary healthcare to urban labourers and low-income communities who are unable to visit hospitals during regular working hours.

The "Aapla Dawakhana" clinics operate from 2 pm to 10 pm, with medical officers, nurses, lab technicians, and attendants assigned to each centre.

The dismissals followed a surge in complaints from people that doctors and staff at several health centres here had been fai

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