Attempts to implement the PPP model have failed in many states. Activists plan to oppose the decision
While Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is at the centre of a high decibel media debate over her alleged association with Lalit Modi, one critical development in her state has slipped through the cracks and escaped scrutiny. On Tuesday, the state Cabinet gave its nod to the running of primary health centres (PHCs) in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Similar initiatives in states like Chhattisgarh and Bihar have failed.
In the meeting chaired by Raje, the Cabinet decided that 90 PHCs of a total of 2,082 would be run by private players. Parliamentary Minister Rajendra Rathore said that the decision of running the PHCs and affiliated sub-centres in PPP mode was taken in view of the shortage of staff at these centres.
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