Section 53(2)(a) in The M.P. Public Health Act, 1949
(a)For purpose of the reception and treatment of such person, a local authority may,-(i)itself build such hospitals, wards or places of reception; or(ii)contract for the use of any such hospital or part of a hospital or place of reception; or(iii)enter into an agreement with any person having the management of any such hospital, for the reception and treatment therein of persons suffering from infectious diseases.