PUNE: Five years ago, elected members in the Pune Municipal Corporation announced the setting up of the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College. At the time, they had said it would be run by the corporation (via a trust) to ensure affordable healthcare.
But on Monday, the PMC — where the BJP holds majority — decided to team up with private players to run the facility, as a public-private partnership.