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<ul><li>As many as 100 infants who were admitted at Kota’s J.K Lon hospital lost their lives in December. </li><li>According to government figures, 963 infants succumbed to death in 2019. </li><li>From 2014, at least a thousand children die at J.K Lon hospital. However, the Rajasthan government claimed that there’s no gap in the treatment provided by the hospital staff. </li><li>After facing backlash and protest from the people, Rajasthan Chief Minister <keyword id="49103" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ashok-Gehlot">Ashok Gehlot</keyword> commented that the situation of the hospital has rather improved. </li></ul>In 2017, <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Politics/cEkjcsR2cLWoRqqB0lqgDM/290-children-died-at-Gorakhpur-BRD-Medical-College-this-Augu.html">61 children died within 72 hours</a> at a government hospital in <keyword id="43253" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gorakhpur">Gorakhpur</keyword>, Uttar Pradesh causing a national uproar on the state of health infrastructure in India. Two years on, something similar is unravelling in Kota, Rajasthan. A single hospital r<a href="https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/infant-death-toll-rises-to-103-in-kota-hospital-health-ministry-rushes-high-level-team-to-undertake-gap-analysis/articleshow/73073594.cms">egistered 104 deaths in 33 days</a> — questioning health system across the country yet again. According to government figures, 963 infants succumbed to death in 2019. However, the <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ashok-gehlot-says-number-of-infant-deaths-lower-than-in-past-6-years-2157892">state government is finding solace</a> in the fact that this is the lowest death toll in six years. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The primary reason was the inability of the hospital to provide facilities to cater to mother and child intensive care during pregnancy and after child birth. A <a href="http://www.ptinews.com/news/11114489_Yogi--Mayawati-target-Priyanka-over-Kota-deaths.html">three-member investigation committee concluded </a>that the lack of oxygen pipeline in the hospital and extreme cold conditions led to the startling number of deaths. “It was nothing unusual” says hospital superintendent Dr. HL Meena 
 
 
 
 
 










 As many as 100 infants who were admitted at Kota’s J.K Lon hospital<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kota-infant-deaths-100-babies-die-at-single-hospital-in-rajasthan-kota-in-a-month-2157615"> lost their lives in December ‘19 </a>.And, four more were deaths were reported in the beginning of 2020. However, amid rising protests, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot commented that the situation of the hospital has improved. "Some people are, intentionally or unknowingly, indulging in mischief with regard to the situation in Kota. I spoke with the Union Health Minister today and informed him that in 5 to 6 years, 2019 has seen the lowest number of deaths, that is how wonderful the arrangements have been. But why even one kid dies, why even one mother dies?"<a href="https://twitter.com/ashokgehlot51/status/1212738020601819136"> said Ashok Gehlot in a tweet. </a> 
 
 
 
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 However, Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla — who visited the hospital on December 29 — said the condition of the hospital is bad. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured to investigate the matter. “The high level team being despatched by the ministry includes experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Health Finance and Regional Director, Health Services from Jaipur, which will reach Kota on Friday,” <a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/kota-child-deaths-health-ministry-sends-a-team-of-experts-to-rajasthan-hospital/article30462538.ece">said </a>Harsh Vardhan. 
 
 
 
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 The hospitals has registered at least 3-4 deaths daily, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/in-depth/video/in-depth-how-medical-apathy-killed-over-100-kids-in-kota-1633476-2020-01-02">a member of the hospital told India Today</a>. Making matters worse, an infectious child<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/in-depth/video/in-depth-how-medical-apathy-killed-over-100-kids-in-kota-1633476-2020-01-02"> reportedly </a>shares a bed in the intensive care unit with 3 or more infants, allowing for contagion. While the need of the hour is to fix the country’s infrastructure, the politicians are engaged in what they are good at ⁠— blame game. The ruling Congress government at the state and the BJP government at the Centre are exchanging barbs while children succumb to death and poor, bereaved families dependent on public health institutions rue their misfortune and the state’s apathy. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/new-year-brings-60000-new-babies-to-india/articleshow/73065262.cms">India beats the world with over 60,000 babies born on New Year's Day</a>

Kota deaths: 963 infants succumbed to death at a single hospital in 2019 — and that’s the lowest in 6 years

Jaipur, May 2 () Rajasthan reported death of a 20-day-old infant and five others due to COVID-19 on Saturday with the state recording 106 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 2,772. The 20-day-old child breathed his last at J K Lon hospital in Jaipur on Friday. With six more deaths, the fatality count has increased to 68 in the state. Jaipur alone accounts for 38 coronavirus deaths in the state, according to a medical bulletin. An official of the state government said the 20-day-old child from Jaipur's Chandpole area was brought to the J K Lon hospital with symptoms of coronavirus on Friday. The boy's test report came after his death, confirming it to be a case of COVID-19. Earlier, the state government erroneously reported him as a 15-year-old boy and later they revised his age. Other victims, a 55-year-old man from Ramganj area and a 47-year-old man from C-scheme area were declared brought dead by doctors at the government-run Swai Man Singh hospital here on Friday. Their samples were taken and they were found infected with the virus. Similarly, another man aged 76 years was also declared brought dead by doctors at the Mahatma Gandhi hospital here on Friday. His sample tested positive for COVID-19. In Jodhpur, a 67-year-old man died at the M G hospital on Thursday, the official said.A 45-year-old COVID-19 patient admitted in JLN hospital died on Saturday. He was admitted to the hospital on April 25. A total of 106 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state on Saturday, taking the total number of such cases to 2,772. Out of these fresh cases, 60 were reported from Jodhpur, 33 from Jaipur, four from Ajmer, three from Kota, two from Alwar, and one each from Bharatpur, Pali, Udaipur and Chittorgarh. According to the medical bulletin, 1,242 people have recovered so far, of which 825 have been discharged from hospitals. SDA SNESNE

20-day-old infant, 5 others die due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan; 106 fresh cases reported

<ul><li>Finance Minister <keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> allocated ₹69,000 crore to the healthcare sector , an increase of 10% from the current financial year.</li><li>Last year, the government allocated a record ₹62,659 crore for the sector. </li><li>According to experts, India may not be able to revive its healthcare sector even with an increase by 25%. </li></ul>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹69,000 crore to the health sector , an increase of 10% from the current financial year. Last year, the government allocated the highest budget till date at ₹62,659 crore (roughly 2.5% of the total expenditure). However, according to experts, India may not be able to revive its healthcare sector even with an increase of 25%. Over the years, the government’s spending on healthcare has increased. However, It wasn’t even 1% of national income until 2019. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 In 2019, the National Health Protection Scheme (Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) completed a year and was able to cover over 6.9 million hospital treatments, according to its website. However, the scheme is based on an old database, which makes it difficult to identify the beneficiaries. Moreover, the scheme — with ₹6,400 crore budget — struggled to provide disbursements on time. The slow pace increase in the healthcare budget might make it difficult for India to achieve sustainable goal targets like reducing infant mortality. According to UNICEF, India ranks 12 out of the 52 low-middle income countries with the highest infant mortality rates. In 2019, as many as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/kota-deaths-963-infants-succumbed-to-death-at-a-single-hospital-in-2019-and-thats-lowest-in-6-years/articleshow/73080785.cms">963</a> infants admitted at Kota’s crumbling JK Lon hospital lost their lives to poor facilities and bad hygiene. The hospital records deaths in at least 3-4 deaths daily primarily because of poor infrastructure, unhygienic conditions and lack of proper facilities. The series of deaths shook up the entire nation and the memory will be fresh in the minds of people as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stands up in the Parliament to deliver her budget speech. The blame for the horrid tragedy at the Kota hospital fell on the state government in Rajasthan but the fact is that the condition is similar across several government hospitals in India. A government hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh also made national headlines when it registered 61 infant deaths in 72 hours. The pressure will be on the government to step up spending to upgrade public hospitals, which is the only option for millions of the country’s poor. According to the National Statistical Office, the average medical expense at a government hospital is ₹4,452 in comparison to ₹31,845 at a private hospital. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget/news/union-budget-2020-live-updates-news-and-highlights/liveblog/73824572.cms">Check the budget 2020 live updates here</a>

Government increases healthcare budget by 10% —  but that may not be sufficient

<ul><li>It is likely to allocate ₹84,509 crore, an increase of 34.8% from the current financial year, according to the medium term expenditure projection statement presented in Parliament in 2018. </li><li>Last year, the government allocated a record ₹62,659 crore for the sector. </li><li>According to experts, India may not be able to revive its healthcare sector even with an increase by 25%. </li></ul>In 2019, as many as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/kota-deaths-963-infants-succumbed-to-death-at-a-single-hospital-in-2019-and-thats-lowest-in-6-years/articleshow/73080785.cms">963</a> infants admitted at Kota’s crumbling JK Lon hospital lost their lives to poor facilities and bad hygiene. The hospital records deaths in at least 3-4 deaths daily primarily because of poor infrastructure, unhygienic conditions and lack of proper facilities. The series of deaths shook up the entire nation and the memory will be fresh in the minds of people as Finance Minister <keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> stands up in the Parliament to deliver her budget speech. The blame for the horrid tragedy at the Kota hospital fell on the state government in Rajasthan but the fact is that the condition is similar across several government hospitals in India. A government hospital in <keyword id="43253" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gorakhpur">Gorakhpur</keyword>, Uttar Pradesh also made national headlines when it registered 61 infant deaths in 72 hours. The pressure will be on the government to step up spending to upgrade public hospitals, which is the only option for millions of the country’s poor. According to the National Statistical Office, the average medical expense at a government hospital is ₹4,452 in comparison to ₹31,845 at a private hospital. This is how India’s <keyword id="122000" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-budget">health budget</keyword> has grown in recent years It is likely to allocate ₹84,509 crore, an increase of 34.8% from the current financial year, according to the medium term expenditure projection <a href="https://dea.gov.in/sites/default/files/MTEF%20Statement%20%28english%29%202018.pdf">statement</a> presented in Parliament in 2018. Last year, the government allocated the highest budget till date at ₹62,659 crore (roughly 2.5% of the total expenditure). However, according to experts,<a href="https://thewire.in/health/primary-healthcare-anganwadi-eggs-workplace-safety-womens-health"> India may not be able to revive its healthcare sector</a> even with an increase by 25%. Over the years, the government’s spending on healthcare has increased. However, It wasn’t even 1% of national income until 2019. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[
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Health Budget 2020: After 963 children died in one hospital in the last year, Indians will be watching the Centre’s allocation to upgrade public healthcare

<ul><li><keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> is all set to announce India’s union defence budget next month. </li><li>Social media users have offered to help the FM with their suggestions. </li><li>The most occured suggestion was either removing or reducing <keyword id="6354751" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="income-tax">income tax</keyword>. </li></ul>Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to announce India’s union budget next month — and social media users have a long wishlist. The most common occured suggestion was to either remove or reduce <keyword id="47201" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="income">income</keyword> tax. Change in income tax slabs The rising prices of onion and increasing income tab slab spread worries across the country. With retail inflation shooting by 7.5%, Twitterati made a few serious and a few funny suggestions. “Honest tax payers (salaried employees, others etc.,) are taxed again and again in various forms (GST on anything purchased) and not eligible for even government benefits (gas subsidy as an example). But many many non-tax payers (small businesses, contractors and other self employment) are earning equally or more than the salaried employees, they do not pay tax and they enjoy government benefits,” wrote Siva Shashidhara Reddy Saddala. Whereas a user suggested making income tax compulsory for everyone above 18 years. “Each n every person either male or female, rich or poor, must pay INCOME TAX (AT LEAST ₹365/- PER YEAR) FROM THE AGE 18 YEARS” he said. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="ShefVaidya" handlename="Shefali Vaidya" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1216240374647123968/AaWwSqd-_normal.jpg" favoritecount="220" retweetcount="28" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur Reduce Income tax in the top bracket. It is o… https://t.co/BaUAboCM5n" createdat="1578449324000" id="1214730624746979328"></div>



 
	<div type="twitter" handle="chauhanrohit10" handlename="Rohit Chauhan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1215470522718228480/XhiymoYC_normal.jpg" favoritecount="7" retweetcount="1" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur 1. Remove income tax till income of 20 lakhs… https://t.co/YNOHgjcNQr" createdat="1578451107000" id="1214738105179066368"></div>



 
	<div type="twitter" handle="konda83" handlename="Kondareddy S" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/716997339978686464/0Ai6x1Pr_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1" retweetcount="0" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur Hi Sir, Requesting your help in reducing the… https://t.co/apHFasJXGX" createdat="1578541555000" id="1215117470911975424"></div>



 
	<div type="twitter" handle="Jagatheesan_P" handlename="எழுதுகோல்" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1051109695249833984/6CWYdVZl_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="1" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur why a poor 1stGrad need to pay 30% tax when h… https://t.co/IgQ9HK3O1s" createdat="1578481865000" id="1214867113896136709"></div>



 In the last Budget 2019-20, the Narendra Modi government did not alter the income tax slabs majorly. At the current rate income of upto ₹2.5 lakh is exempted from tax. There is a 5% tax on income between ₹250,001 to ₹5 lakh and 20% tax on income between ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh; and 30% tax on income above ₹10 lakh. Some of the other users also suggested a change in health and education budgets. Recently, the series of infant deaths in Kota aslo shook the whole country. As Sitharaman announces Budget, the pressure will be on the government to step up spending to upgrade public hospitals, which is the only option for millions of the country’s poor. According to the National Statistical Office, the average medical expense at a government hospital is ₹4,452 in comparison to ₹31,845 at a private hospital. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="Mahesh32001" handlename="Mahesh3200" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1180300131314229248/d315rw3d_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur 1. Bring down tax slab 2. For tax payers, giv… https://t.co/zYUNXtOlvd" createdat="1578495323000" id="1214923560847892483"></div>



 
	<div type="twitter" handle="RealGauravDubey" handlename="Gaurav Dwivedi 🇮🇳" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1207707492790108160/M5c5w6zB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="17" retweetcount="2" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur Please increase budget in education and healt… https://t.co/BdBttyCprI" createdat="1578445456000" id="1214714401799847936"></div>



 Go back Sitharaman Some also suggested bringing back Subramanian Swamy as the finance minister instead of Nirmala Sitharaman. Swamy had been religiously criticising the Modi-government and its decisions. He <a href="https://theprint.in/india/sweet-dreams-what-subramanian-swamy-said-to-nirmala-sitharaman-after-budget/259609/">pointed out some loopholes and quoted “Sweet dreams” and “Hare Ram” phrases on twitter. </a> 
	<div type="twitter" handle="prabhat23" handlename="Prabhat Ranjan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/427073578463293440/bNcHPYpr_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="1" status="@mygovindia @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur Please read RESET or Appoint Dr. Subramanian… https://t.co/1reVJyzHJ2" createdat="1578501983000" id="1214951494442577922"></div>


 Here is how you too can send suggestions on budget 2020: <ul><li> Visit mygov.in website</li><li> Login with a social media account if you don't want to create an account.</li><li> An OTP will be messaged on mobile phone.</li><li>You can submit your suggestions either directly in the comments box or attach a PDF document.</li><li>You can send your suggestions latest by January 20, 2020. </li></ul> SEE ALSO 
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