New Delhi: The debate and discussion that went into this Bill stand in stark contrast to other recent ‘backdoor’ parliamentary decisions, such as the Finance Bill.
https://thewire.in/119332/mental-healthcare-bill-parliament/
Jan ki Baat episode 25: Jan Lokpal Bill and Mental Health Care Bill.
Watch here.
New Delhi:
National Health Policy Drops Proposal to Make Health a Fundamental Right
The new policy unveiled in parliament also envisages an increase in the health budget to 2.5% of GDP but only by 2025.
https://thewire.in/116914/national-health-policy-fundamental-right-nadda/
Centre Shifts Health Policy Focus from ‘Private’ to ‘Non-Governmental’ Sector
Explaining what ‘non-governmental’ means, two bureaucrats clarified it meant both NGOs as commonly understood as charitable organisations as well as private for-profit organisations.
https://thewire.in/117398/health-policy-private-nonprofit/
New Delhi: How urban India is coping with the sudden cashless break
http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/cause-over-convenience/298128
New Delhi: It began with a scintillating vision—urban utopias going by the spiffy name ‘Smart Cities’. But is the focus all wrong? Is the model elitist? Many questions abound.
Story: http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/can-modi-sarkar-pass-the-great-urban-iq-test/296856
Interview: http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/no-watering-down-pms-vision-is-being-made-complete/296857
Anoo Bhuyan 