Telangana has now become the top state in India, for providing a better healthcare system to pregnant women.
In the past few years, the K. Chandrashekar Rao led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government issued various schemes, concerning to the better health treatment of pregnant women.
According to the November report of the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) has Telangana in top three India States and top two States in Southern India for having the best Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR.) Nationally, with an MMR, which is the number of maternal deaths for 1,00,000 live births, of 43, Telangana is behind Kerala and Maharashtra while in South India, it is in the second spot behind Kerala, which has an MMR of 19, SRS report released by Registrar General of India, Government of India, said.
The report also clearly indicated that Telangana has outperformed all the BJP-ruled States, which are languishing at the bottom with a relatively higher MMR, compared to even the national average of 97 maternal deaths.
Mr. T. Harish Rao, the Health Minister of Telangana, said, “While India reduced MMR only by 25 per cent, Telangana has reduced by a massive 53 per cent from 92 in 2014 to 43 in 2020. We rank third in India for an overall reduction in MMR.” He further added, “The SRS report is an endorsement to the visionary schemes like KCR Kits of the Chief Minister. The BJP-ruled states that often boost of double-engine growth have continued to remain laggards, while Telangana continues to take care of its people by prioritizing public health.”
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