NEET, rising deaths among young persons, brought up in Lok Sabha as MPs demand more funds for healthcare sector
The HinduLack of Central grants for the healthcare sector, the NEET question paper leak, the rising number of deaths among the youth, the lack of manpower, and an appeal for more AIIMS-like institutions across the country dominated Friday’s discussion in the Lok Sabha on the demands for grants of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for 2024-2025. Raising concerns about young and middle-aged Indians becoming prone to various non-communicable diseases, Bangalore Rural MP C.N. ‘Lack of doctors rurally’ Demanding that the Union government bring in measures to reduce the rising out-of-pocket health expenditure, Congress MP Shivaji Bandappa Kalge said the tax on medical equipment should be brought down, besides allocating more funds for the healthcare sector. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi said most primary healthcare centres across the country lacked basic infrastructure.
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