Basic healthcare yet to reach people: HC

SHILLONG, Aug 4: “It is alright to have grandiose plans for the future, but that does not mean that the present has to be neglected,” the Meghalaya High Court said on Thursday, while observing that people in the state are yet to be provided basic healthcare.
The High Court was hearing a matter in relation to the suo motu cognisance of deficiencies in healthcare services in Meghalaya.
“It does not appear that there has been any improvement at the ground level or any immediate possibility of basic healthcare being made available to the last citizen,” the HC said.
It also gave the state government four weeks’ time “before the Court comes to the conclusion that there may be a lack of intent on the part of the State administration to address a basic issue.”