Akhilesh Yadav attacks UP government over healthcare, promises free treatment

Akhilesh Yadav said Uttar Pradesh’s public healthcare system has too few doctors and medical workers.

He claimed that many jobs in government hospitals are empty.

He also said some health centres had been reduced in number.

According to him, this makes it harder for people to get care.

He said patients are spending too much money on treatment and medicines.

Yadav promised that a future Samajwadi Party government would provide free care and medicines to poor people.

Patients would not need to show a special card.

He said the promise would include serious illnesses such as cancer.