Anyone who has worked in a government hospital, knows how many patients die everyday(or must spend lakhs at private hospitals) due to shortage of ICU beds at public facilities! Despite this, in last one year, public money was used to augment private hospital facilities at Odisha!
SUM and KIMS in Bhubaneswar, got two 500 bedded COVID hospitals built for them from PSU funds! Namely, sponsored by Odisha Mineral Corporation and Mahanadi Coal Fields. These two hospitals get paid by govt on per bed basis for every day, irrespective of the bed being occupied.
Few months later the money of another PSU, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, was used to augment Vikash Hospital(Bargarh's) facilities by 100 beds and SEVENTY Ventilators. All thanks to union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Public hospitals are an asset and any increase in government spending should benefit common people rather than private entities. Healthcare is a right and not a luxury good.
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