Report by Policy Commission about District Government hospitals
More than 59 beds per 1 lakh individuals in Delhi, whereas only 6 beds available in Bihar
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All the rulers of all the parties till now are accountable for not changing the state of health even after 74 years of Independence. Rulers unable to give well-managed health care to the public make Hindu Rashtra inevitable. |
New Delhi – Policy Commission has published a report concerning the state of affairs in District Government Hospitals. Among the States having more than 2 crores of population, Delhi alone has 59 more beds available per 1 lakh individuals. In all other States, there are less than 33 beds. In Bihar, only 6 beds are available. Among 742 Districts in the country, only in 101 Districts Government Hospitals, all 14 types of specialists are active. Out of these, 52 hospitals are in 6 States/Union Territory in India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry and Kerala); meaning half the hospitals in the country are in South India with a 20% of population. Besides, each Government doctor in Tamil Nadu examines 47 OPD patients per day on average, whereas in Haryana this number is 27 on average.