Day 15 of the Monsoon Session saw continued Opposition protests with both the Houses being adjourned within the first hour of commencement of the Houses.
After reassembling, the Upper House moved and adopted a Motion for Election to the Committee on Public Accounts and discussed recruitment to the Northeast Frontier Railway. Later, the Rajya Sabha considered the The Right to Health Bill, 2021.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya replied to the discussion on The Right to Health Bill, 2021, and briefed on the various steps taken by the Centre as part of its “holistic approach” towards healthcare in the country. He said that the government has regularly increased the health budget and as of 2022-23, it was at Rs. 83,000 crore. He also mentioned other initiatives, including the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He also urged RJD member Manoj Kumar Jha, who introduced the bill, to withdraw it as the government is already working towards making healthcare accessible and affordable.
