53 pregnant women died in MP’s Sidhi within a year, Human Rights Commission sought answers from the government

straight: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken a very strict stand on the issue of poor health services and death of pregnant women in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. According to the Indian Express report, 53 women lost their lives during or after delivery in Sidhi district between April 2025 and March 2026. Taking suo motu cognizance of this matter, the Commission has considered it a serious violation of human rights and has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh and sought a complete report within two weeks.

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This entire truth was exposed in an investigative report by The Indian Express, according to which there is a severe shortage of infrastructure as well as doctors and technical experts in the hospitals and health centers of Sidhi district. The situation is such that due to lack of proper treatment in the district hospital, patients are referred to big hospitals of Rewa, due to which many women die on the way. Apart from this, due to the poor condition of roads in rural areas, ambulances are unable to reach the villages and during monsoon days, family members have to carry pregnant women on cots to the main road.

After this report came out, political rhetoric has also intensified in the state. Congress leader Umang Singhar welcomed this step of the Human Rights Commission and demanded a review of the health services of the entire state. On the other hand, BJP spokesperson Hitesh Bajpayee has said that maternal mortality rate has improved in the last two decades, but challenges like shortage of doctors and malnutrition in tribal and remote areas are still big, to fix which the government is opening new medical colleges.