Raipur, Mar 15
“In our manifesto, we are considering a Right to Healthcare Act, where we guarantee certain minimum healthcare to all Indians, increasing our expenditure to about 3% of GDP and increasing the number of healthcare professionals,” stated Congress President Rahul Gandhi while interacting with health professionals in Raipur on Friday.
The Congress National President said that he view healthcare provision as something that is done by large number of stakeholders- ASHA workers, doctors and other medical professionals, businesses etc. Each stakeholder’s territory should be defended.
“My main criticism of Ayushman Bharat is, it gives insurance without a proper support structure from hospitals and medical professionals,” Gandhi said, adding that Ayushman Bharat is a scheme targeting only a limited number of healthcare issues.
Ayushman Bharat is a handout to the richest businessmen in India, alleged Congress President.
