Moving ‘The Right To Health Bill, 2021’ as a private member’s bill for consideration and passage, Jha said it seeks to provide healthcare as a fundamental right to all citizens, even as he called for revisiting the insurance model in the country.
The Rajya Sabha recently discussed a private member’s bill to seek right to health for all Indians, with RJD member- Manoj Kumar Jha, stressing the need for providing free healthcare to all instead of ‘indulging in hollow symbolism’.
Moving ‘The Right To Health Bill, 2021’ as a private member’s bill for consideration and passage, Jha stated that it seeks to provide healthcare as a fundamental right to all citizens, even as he called for revisiting the insurance model in the country.
Initiating the debate on health, Jha said “medical poverty is increasing in the country which shows the failure on the part of authorities to provide affordable and accessible health facilities to common people”.
“I would like to say, in the 75th Year of India’s Independence, celebrating Independence, worshipping and celebrating the heroes, having tricolour at every home are important. These symbols are very important, but democracy and our collective will should move beyond hollow symbolism. We must address the core issues and there is nothing more important than ensuring that everybody gets free healthcare irrespective of strata, location, voting pattern or voting behaviour.” he said in the House.