India

Gehlot Criticizes The Right To Health Bill Protests By Private Hospital Owners

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has expressed his displeasure with the ongoing protest by private hospital owners over the Right to Health Bill. Gehlot said the medical profession is a service and not a means to make money. “But since they are making money, they do not want this bill. They should not do so,” he said on Monday, targeting the private hospital owners.

The Rajasthan Right to Health Bill seeks to give the residents of Rajasthan the right to avail of free healthcare services from hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. This will include private establishments as well.

The chief minister said healthcare and education have been placed under the category of service, and not a business, in the Constitution. Gehlot said any accident victim reaching private hospitals should be given treatment immediately and his government would bear the cost.

Also read: BJP Leaders Caught Allowing Illegal Entry In The Match

He said his government is soon coming up with a bill on social security and has also appealed to the prime minister to enact a similar law at the national level. “There is a dire need for a uniform law in the country for social security. This will help in providing equal pensions to widows, the elderly, and laborers across the country. State governments will also contribute their share in it,” he said. Gehlot is currently on a visit to his hometown.

Shruti Chaturvedi

Recent Posts

JP Nadda Slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Match-Fixing’ Claims As ‘Desperation Of Losing’ Polls

Rahul Gandhi's opinion piece appeared in a national daily and sparked political uproar. Opposition parties…

12 hours ago

Poverty In India Reduced Via Tangible Boost In Household Living Standards, Incomes

In 2022–23, poverty under the revised $3.00 line stood at just 5.25 per cent in…

12 hours ago

Chhattisgarh: Seven Maoists Killed In Indravati National Park Operation

Five Maoists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,…

13 hours ago

Carney Invites Modi To G7 Summit, Highlights India’s Global Supply Chain Role

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the most populous country, with the fifth-largest economy, must…

13 hours ago

RBI Frontloads Rate Cuts To Boost Growth Amid Low Inflation: Crisil

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has frontloaded its rate cuts to support economic growth,…

14 hours ago

PM Modi Urges Global Action On Coastal Resilience At Nice Summit

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday called for urgent global action to build infrastructure that can…

14 hours ago