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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Post Demonetisation, Rural Health Takes a Serious Hit in Saharanpur -Bharat Dogra

Post Demonetisation, Rural Health Takes a Serious Hit in Saharanpur -Bharat Dogra

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published Published on Dec 13, 2016   modified Modified on Dec 13, 2016
-TheWire.in

Not only are villagers unable to access timely medical care because of the lack of cash, nutrition levels are falling, making people more vulnerable to illness.

Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh: In Sultanpur Chilkana village of the Sarsawa block in Saharanpur, Resham breaks down while talking about the death of her husband Chandar. Wiping her tears, she tells us that he was very ill and needed medical attention urgently. But due to the cash crunch following notebandi, instead of arranging for medical attention, she had to stand in a bank queue for a long time and still could not withdraw the money required. She says, “I have never felt so helpless in my life as on that day.” Her two sons, who work as casual workers, had been mostly without work after the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Her husband’s employer is a well-to-do farmer, but when approached he said that in the present circumstances he does not have any cash. Chandar could not get timely treatment and died.

People from the village gave another such example: Shyamlal,a kachri or snack vendor, also died due to the lack of medical treatment after not being able to access cash.

In the neighbouring village of Patni, people in a group discussion gave examples of five such deaths in the village during the month following demonetisation, in which not getting medical attention because of the lack of cash was a big factor. The five women from this village who died in these circumstances are Rakhi, Sharmila, Saalu, Farzaan and Intzar.

Bhagwanti, Rakhi’s mother, is inconsolable as she talks about the death of her daughter, a bright BA student for whom everyone had high hopes. Bhagwanti’s son had been getting very little employment and reduced wages in the days of notebandi. When Rakhi fell, ill precious time was lost in frantic efforts to collect whatever money the family could mobilise. However, the first hospital they went to refused to accept old Rs 500 notes even thought it was an emergency. They were travelling to another hospital when Rakhi died.

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TheWire.in, 12 December, 2016, http://thewire.in/86438/demonetisation-health-saharanpur-up/


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