By Admin 
During the budget session of Bihar Assembly, once again the pitiful condition of government hospitals came into the center of discussion. This time this issue was raised with full force by young MLA and famous folk singer Maithili Thakur. During the Question Hour, he completely rejected the government’s written reply, citing the dilapidated condition of the hospital in his constituency. He said that even though the situation appears to be fine on paper, the reality on the ground is completely different.
Hospital building can respond at any time
Maithili Thakur told that the hospital building in her area is so dilapidated that a major accident can happen at any time. He said that plaster keeps falling from the ceiling, there are deep cracks in the walls and water drips in the wards during the rainy season. Despite this, patients are being treated there, pregnant women are admitted and children are kept there. He called it a direct mess with people’s lives.
‘I am not satisfied with this answer’
Expressing displeasure over the government’s written reply, Maithili Thakur clearly said, “I am not at all satisfied with this reply. It says that the building is not bad, it only needs repairs. But I have seen with my own eyes how bad the condition is.”
He further said that health services are being run in a small room in the hospital and at present no MBBS doctor is posted there. Earlier there were two doctors, but now both are gone.
Budget increased, yet why is there misery?
The MLA raised the question that when the health budget is being increased every year, then why is the condition of hospitals not improving. He said that shortage of doctors and medicines is a problem, but an even bigger danger is the dilapidated buildings, which can collapse any time. He asked the government whether new buildings would be built only after a major accident.
The Health Minister replied that the government is taking this issue seriously. New buildings have been approved for many hospitals and work is also going on at some places.
Very dilapidated buildings have been identified and a plan for repair has been made. But Maithili Thakur was not satisfied with this answer. He immediately said that his hospital has been in the list for many years, but neither repairs have started nor a new building has been built.
Due to repeated questioning, the atmosphere in the House became heated for some time. Opposition MLAs expressed their support by thumping the table, while the ruling party looked uncomfortable. Maithili Thakur, who was speaking in the Assembly for the first time, also openly expressed her views on the absence of opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on this occasion.