Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said his party was looking at including the promise of Healthcare Act in its manifesto for the April-May Lok Sabha polls.
He said it was part of the Congress' commitment to ensure everybody has access to quality healthcare.
The Congress chief said his party wanted to increase health expenditure to 3 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and also increase the number of trained medical professionals.
Gandhi was speaking to medical professionals here at a programme organised by an NGO.
Vehicles carrying reserved EVMs and VVPATs during the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls will be mandatorily equipped with GPS to track their movement, the Election Commission has said.
The decision came in the backdrop of EVMs) and VVPAT machines being found in hotels, roads and even at the residence of an MLA during the assembly elections held in five states late last year.
Instructions have been issued to all state chief electoral officers to carefully monitor 'end-to-end' movement of all reserved EVMs and paper trail machines.
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The Election Commission has imposed a blanket ban on the use or live demonstrations of animals during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, delighting animal lovers across the country.
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I view healthcare provision as something that is done by large number of stakeholders- ASHA workers, doctors, etc: Rahul
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Ayushman Bharat is a scheme targeting only a limited number of healthcare issues. It is a handout to the richest businessmen in India: Rahul Gandhi
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