Is it proper to compare richest state with poorest: Nitish on NITI Aayogs hospital report

Raising questions on the NITIAayogs assessment system, chief ministerNitish Kumaron Monday asserted thatBiharcould not be compared with the countrys richest state Maharashtra.

Is it proper to compare the countrys richest state with the poorest, he asked, adding his government would soon send a point-wise reply to the Aayog on their recent assessment report on district hospitals in India, in which Bihar has been shown among the worst performing states in some categories,.

Reacting over the NITI Aayogs performance assessment report on district hospitals in India, Nitish said he was not aware as to how and through whom the carries out its assessment works.

Bihar has done a lot of improvement in the Health-sector”>Health sector ever since people gave us a mandate to work in the state. We brought phenomenal improvement in the way of providing medical facilities in the state. But the NITI Aayog makes similar assessments about many states across the country.