MP High Court Directs State To Ensure Adequate Doctors Are Employed At Primary Health Centre Catering To Over 50K Rural Residents
The Madhya Pradesh Excessive Courtroom on Thursday (July 3) directed the State Authorities to make sure that sufficient variety of docs and paramedical workers are deployed on the Major Well being Centre at Rajnagar in Anuppur, which is acknowledged to be catering to over 50,000 rural and tribal residents.
In the course of the listening to Advocate Siddharth Gontia showing for the petitioner the submitted earlier than a division bench of Appearing Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf that the prevailing circumstances on the well being centre has compelled the residents to compromise with their well being.
He urged the courtroom to challenge instructions for the appointment of not less than three docs, together with one feminine physician, on the facility.
In response, Extra Advocate Common Janhavi Pandit, representing the State, submitted that, as per her oral directions, the well being centre was useful and that one or two docs have been already posted there. She submitted that as per her oral directions the centre is operational.
Gontia nonetheless stated that there’s just one physician and he sits just for two days in every week that to at least one hour a day. The bench at this stage orally requested the State’s counsel to look into the matter.
Because the State’s counsel sought time to file a response, the bench orally stated, “We do not want replies on this petition; We wish motion“. Pandit submitted that she’s going to file a standing report within the matter.
Gontia submitted that “there are over 50,000 tribals and rural residents who’re dependent” on the centre however there’s inadequate medical facility accessible therein. He additional stated that even the entry street to the centre is in a situation that it’s nearly unimaginable for folks to journey on the identical.
He additionally prayed for rapid instructions for the development of a short lived street to make sure fundamental accessibility.
In the meantime with regard to ambulance companies, Pandit knowledgeable the courtroom that 108 ambulance companies have been accessible 24-hours a day and that it’s there on demand.
The courtroom requested concerning the response time to which Pandit submitted that it instantly arrives. The courtroom nonetheless orally remarked, “Instantly means what? Make a name simply now, let’s have a look at how a lot time it takes“.
Thereafter, the courtroom, whereas granting time to the State’s counsel to file a report and search directions, in its order stated:
“Within the meantime, respondent authority shall be sure that the Major Well being Heart has the requisite variety of docs and paramedical accessible to cater to the tribals and rural residents who’re dependents on the stated middle”.
The matter was additional listed for July 10.
Case Title: Vikas Pratap Singh v State of MP (WP No. 20174 of 2025)
For Petitioner: Advocate Siddharth Gontia
For Respondent: Extra Advocate Common Janhavi Pandit
