SP hits out at govt over med services

Lucknow: Members of the Samajwadi Party in the Vidhan Parishad on Monday questioned the state govt on the status of health services in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that there was a severe shortage of doctors, nurses, medicines and health infrastructure. Taking up the matter under Rule 105, SP MLC Shah Alam alleged that a Niti Aayog report placed UP last in health services. "In govt hospitals, there is a shortage of 46% nurses and 38% doctors. In district hospitals and CHCs, there is a lack of beds. In 29% PHCs, there is no drinking water. Toilet facilities are fewer. Medicines worth crores of rupees keep expiring, and there is a long wait for tests like MRIs and scans," he said. Replying on behalf of govt, leader of the House Keshav Prasad Maurya recounted various govt schemes in place to ensure better health facilities, like One District-One Medical College, the Ayushman Bharat scheme.