Thread by @satyaagrahindia

Rajasthan: Thousands of doctors from the Govt and Private sectors from all districts of Rajasthan gathered in Jaipur to protest against the Right To Health bill brought by Congress state govt. The rally was 3-4 miles long, with over 50000 medical and paramedical personnel.

The doctors have been agitating to get the Right to Health Bill in the state withdrawn. The massive rally was carried out to press their demand. The bill was passed by the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday last week

The reason private doctors are against the bill is that they believe that it will result in increased bureaucratic interference in their functioning

The Rajasthan Right to Health Bill states that every resident of the state will have the right to emergency treatment and care “without prepayment” at any “public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres”

The draft bill earlier mentioned "any health care provider, establishment or facility, including private provider, establishment or facility, public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres, qualified”, before it was amended post

recommendations by a select committee

The passed bill mentioned “designated health care centres” as health care centres as prescribed in the rules, which are yet to be framed.

The protesting doctors were assured that their suggestions regarding the bill will be discussed. But the doctors demand the withdrawal of the Right to Health bill and have said that any discussion would only be possible if the bill is taken back.

The Truth About #Gehlot’s #RightToHealth In #Rajasthan…!!! This is the situation in #SMS #Hospital, #Jaipur | #Doctors & private hospitals are already on strike against the bill…where will the poor common man go?
In an emergency case they’re asking for an #Aadhaar & a deposit.