The Tamil Nadu chief minister, J. Jayalalithaa, on Thursday sent a letter to P.M Manmohan Singh opposing the National Commission for Human Resources for Health (NCHRH) bill. She claimed that the bill weakens the role of the states.
The Bill is referred to the Standing Committee on Health and Welfare by the Rajya Sabha. The bill effectively entrusts the leadership and decision with regard to medical, dental and paramedicaleducation in the hands of about 25 persons, all of whom are nominees of the central government.
Jayalalithaa is of the opinion that planning for medical, dental and paramedical education should follow regional and local demands. And that it would be achieved by giving adequate representation to the states in policy making bodies.
Showing her opposition she said,
“This undermines the power of the state governments, which are left with no role to play in policy issues related to human manpower planning, curriculum and course design as well as approval of new institutions offering courses in medicine and allied disciplines.”
Further intensifying her opinion she said,”The NCHRH bill usurps the power of the states in the critical area of health human resources by creating new structures which hit at the very root ok federalism”
It is, hereby, crucial to note the changing trends in the state-centre relations. The change has become evident from the opposition of the NCTC bill, which is still suspended mid air. The constitution of India clearly states that India is a unitary biased federal state which means although the states have their own powers the union has some extra power than the states.
Now, the country would only progress if federalism is taken as a ladder to development and not as a fence!
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