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| States not doing enough in health sector: Azad | | | Agencies
New Delhi Aug 4: Unhappy with the way the National Rural Health Mission has been implemented by states, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the flagship scheme was not going in the right direction and the state governments should equally "share the burden".
"What I see is that the state governments think the government of India is giving money, why should we bother," Azad told reporters.
According to Azad, this defeats the entire purpose of the NRHM. "We have to tell them that you also have to do your duty and put in extra money."
"I shall have to discuss with each state government. They will have to share the burden. We have said we will give money or extra doctors, infrastructure, primary health structures and other facilities.
"We are not the replacement. It (health) is a state subject...We have come to add to you services not replace you," he said.
The Health Minister said he would visit each state over the coming months to monitor the implementation of NRHM.
"The state governments should increase their spending and we should also lend a helping hand. So that instead of achieving something in 60 years, we achieve it in four years," he said.
NRHM is a top priority scheme of the UPA government conceived in 2005 to firm up the rural health infrastructure of the country.
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