In a bid to ensure that more people get to avail the OPD services at dispensaries, the BMC is considering starting the same in the evening as well. Civic sources said that as people remain busy with work during the day, they don't get time to go to the morning OPDs, and this also leads to wastage of infrastructure. Taking this into consideration, the public health committee has put forward the recommendation.

Amay Ghole, president of the committee has submitted the proposal, which has been sent to Tata Trust. Speaking to mid-day, he said, "Since the time I became the president, I wanted to implement it. The patients who visit these dispensaries are mostly from the poor economic strata. They are daily wage earners, so can't afford to go to dispensaries in the morning. If we can make OPD functional in the evening then it will be beneficial for thousands of such needy patients," he said.