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Hospitals survive on human distress. It has become a big industry at the cost of human suffering.’ This observation by Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud, while hearing a suo motu case over a Rajkot hospital fire that killed several patients and staff, would strike a chord with patients and their caregivers. The Covid pandemic brought out the best in frontline warriors such as doctors and nurses, but it also brought the worst out of managements of many hospitals across India, countless complaints have been made against private hospitals for charging fees higher than those permitted by the government. In this context, this observation by Justice Chandrachud is highly significant: ‘It would be better for the State to create Covid facilities and better hospitals rather than have these small nursing homes with just four beds in a building.’
Spirit of cooperative federalism is essential for GST to succeed
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Only 25.9 per cent ST households have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities: Study
The chances of a child dying before his fifth birthday is three times higher for the bottom 20 per cent of the population as compared to the top 20 per cent, the report said.
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NEW DELHI: Nearly 66 per cent of households of people from the general category have access to improved and non-shared sanitation facilities, while the percentage for scheduled tribes households is 25.9, according to a new report.
The India Inequality Report 2021 by Oxfam also said over 50 per cent of scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) households faced difficulties in accessing non-Covid medical facilities, compared to 18.2 per cent for the general category.
Oxfam: Only 25.9 Percent SC ST Households Have Access To Non-Shared Sanitation Facilities Data shows that 65.7 per cent of households belonging to the general category have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities, while only 25.9 per cent scheduled tribes households have improved, non-shared sanitation facilities, the report said.
Outlook Web Desk 20 July 2021, Last Updated at 10:09 am AP Outlook Web Desk 2021-07-20T09:33:42+05:30 Oxfam: Only 25.9 Percent SC ST Households Have Access To Non-Shared Sanitation Facilities outlookindia.com 2021-07-20T10:09:57+05:30
Oxfam s latest India Inequality Report 2021 shows a disappointing figure of 25.9 percent in context of the scheduled casts (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) households access to improved and non-shared sanitation facilities whereas for households belonging to people of general category, the number stands at 66 percent.
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