To provide better health care to rural India, ‘Indian Medical Services Commission’ should be constituted. MP…

New Delhi :-:Senior BJP leader and Raipur MP Brijmohan Aggarwal on Monday raised the important issue of strengthening the rural health system of the country under Rule 377 in the Lok Sabha and demanded the formation of ‘Indian Medical Service Commission’.

He said that the persistent shortage of doctors in rural areas is not just an administrative challenge, but a serious issue related to the health and lives of crores of people, for which a permanent solution is the need of the hour.
MP Shri Brijmohan Aggarwal said in the House that a large population living in about 6.4 lakh villages of the country is still deprived of quality health services. Nearly 80 percent of the posts of surgeons, pediatricians, gynecologists and other specialist doctors in community health centers are vacant, due to which rural patients do not get timely treatment.

Referring specifically to Chhattisgarh, he said that about 19,698 villages of the state, a large number of which are in tribal and forest areas, are still suffering from serious lack of health facilities. Health services are affected due to severe shortage of doctors in primary health centres, lack of specialist doctors and inaccessible geographical conditions. As a result, rural families have to travel long distances or move to big cities even for minor treatment.
Shri Aggarwal said that in the present system, most of the doctors see rural service as a mandatory responsibility, whereas it should be developed as a respectable and attractive service. There is a need for a national level independent Medical Services Commission to take over the responsibility of recruitment, training, posting and service management of doctors, especially for rural and remote areas.

He said that the shortage of specialist doctors is felt most in states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha. If a dedicated National Medical Service cadre is created, regular availability of qualified doctors can be ensured even in remote areas of these states.

MP Shri Brijmohan Aggarwal said that this commission will not be limited to recruitment only, but will become a medium to give respect, better career opportunities, special incentives and professional recognition to rural service. With this, doctors will work in villages not under compulsion, but with a spirit of service and respect and the rural health system will become more strong and stable.

He expressed confidence that such a commission will play an important role in realizing Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s resolve of “Healthy India”. He also urged the Central Government to immediately take positive initiatives in this direction keeping in mind the health needs of rural India, especially the tribal, forest and remote areas of Chhattisgarh.

Shri Aggarwal said that the dream of a developed India will be realized only when even the last person in the village can get expert health services on time. Providing quality medical facilities to the rural and tribal areas of Chhattisgarh is not just a matter of development, but is the biggest identity of social justice and sensitive governance.

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