Health Sector Stagnates Under Minister Nisha Mehta's Six-Month Tenure
Summary
Despite six months in office, Health Minister Nisha Mehta has failed to push through major reforms, leaving hospitals crowded, free-bed and pharmacy plans stalled, and patients struggling to access basic care. Critics say budget shortages, weak coordination, and politically driven appointments have kept the health sector largely stagnant.
Key Points
- Major reform promises in the health sector remain unimplemented six months after Nisha Mehta became health minister.
- Plans for free hospital beds, digital health systems, accessible pharmacies, and generic prescribing are still stuck or incomplete.
- Doctors’ safety measures, holiday management, and hospital staffing reforms have also failed to deliver visible results.
- Officials and former health bureaucrats say budget constraints, weak autonomy, and politicized appointments are slowing progress.
