HC: Consider plea to augment rural healthcare facilities across Tamil Nadu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday permitted a petitioner to make a representation to the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMRHS) to consider augmentation of rural h

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday permitted a petitioner to make a representation to the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMRHS) to consider augmentation of rural healthcare facilities across the State.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice M. Duraiswamy observed that there was no doubt that medical facilities should be augmented across the State, particularly considering COVID-19 pandemic, the population and the increasing demand for hospital beds.