Govt ignoring health facilities in Bastar: Cong

Raipur, February 15, 2013

Expressing concern over three diarrhoea deaths in Sukma district, Congress on Friday alleged the government was ignoring health facilities in tribal regions, especially Bastar.

“The health centres in Bastar lack basic infrastructure. The government is also ignoring education and drinking water facilities in tribal belts,” said Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma.

“The government should stop praising self and take moral responsibilities of deaths due to unavailability of prompt treatment and scams prevailed in health sector,” he demanded.

“The Centre is providing adequate funds to state for health sector. In next five years, the Centre aims to increase health expenditure up to 2.5% of the GDP. However, the state government is misusing the funds and not implementing health projects properly,” he said.