Bihar
Bihar: Most Backward State in NITI Aayog’s Report
- 04 Oct 2021
- 1 min read
Why in News
- Recently, a report has been published by NITI Aayog on the functioning of district hospitals across the country, in which the condition of Bihar has been described as the most pathetic.
Key Points
- The report clearly states that the number of beds in district hospitals in Bihar is among the lowest in the country, which is only 6 beds per 1 lakh population.
- It may be noted that the National Average of beds per lakh population in the report is 22 and in terms of availability of beds, Delhi (59 beds) and Karnataka (33 beds) are at the top, while Bihar (6 beds) and Jharkhand (9 beds) are at the bottom.
- On an average only 8 hospitals in Bihar have the facility of diagnostic testing service.
- In terms of number of functional beds per 1 lakh population, Sadar Hospital, Saharsa is on top.
