Overview

• At the inauguration of the philanthropic Madhav Srishti Arogya Kendra in Indore, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said healthcare and education have become commercialised and are no longer affordable or accessible for ordinary Indians.
• He warned that quality cancer care is concentrated in eight to ten cities, imposing significant travel and expense burdens on patients and families.
• Urging a return to the moral ethos of ‘dharma’, Bhagwat promoted decentralised, low-cost service models over technical CSR frameworks in vital public sectors.
• Opposition leaders in Congress and Shiv Sena-UBT seized on his remarks to accuse the Modi government of failing to ensure equitable health and education services.
• The newly opened centre combines radiation, chemotherapy and traditional therapies with subsidised fees as a prototype for expanding localised, service-oriented care.