Bombay HC talks tough on child malnutrition
The Hindu
Will hold Principal Secretary responsible if malnutrition deaths rise, says Bench
The Bombay High Court on Monday said if there are more deaths of children due to malnutrition in the Melghat region in Maharashtra, it will hold the principal secretary of the State Public Health Department responsible. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations (PIL) petitions about an increase in malnutrition cases in the interior of Maharashtra, especially Melghat. One of the petitions highlights that posts of anaesthetists, gynaecologists and paediatricians are vacant, adding to the problem. The court was informed by the petitioner that in the last one year, 73 children had died in the region due to malnutrition.
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