"Gaav Gaav Mein Aspatal: R. R. Pandayan Saheb’s Demand for Health Access in Every Village”

“If a city can have 5 hospitals in 5 kilometers, why can’t a village have even one clinic?

This is not a complaint. This is a fight for basic rights.”

— R. R. Pandayan Saheb

Even in the 21st century, thousands of villages in India — especially those with SC/ST and Bahujan populations — lack even a basic health center. Pregnant women are forced to travel 20–30 kilometers for delivery. Small children die of fever due to no doctor nearby. Farmers rely on compounders and unlicensed practitioners.

This isn’t a health issue.

It’s a justice issue.

And R. R. Pandayan Saheb has decided to raise this issue from gram sabha to Vidhan Sabha.

 

❗The Rural Health Crisis That No One Talks About:

  • No Primary Health Center (PHC) within 10–15 km radius
  • One doctor for multiple villages — mostly absent
  • No emergency ambulance or maternity ward nearby
  • Villagers forced to go to city hospitals and face delay or death
  • No access to basic medicine, blood testing, or first aid

This is not an “infrastructure delay” — this is neglect of the poor.

And R. R. Pandayan Saheb is saying enough is enough.

📢 Saheb’s Demands from the Government:

R. R. Pandayan Saheb has put forward a 5-point rural health plan:

  1. One Primary Health Center (PHC) in every 2,000-population village cluster
  2. Permanent posting of at least 1 doctor and 1 nurse per center
  3. Mobile medical vans with diagnostic kits and medicines for interior areas
  4. Emergency transport system (ambulance + on-call support) in every taluka
  5. Free medicine & delivery support for all BPL card holders and farmers

🩺 Saheb’s Vision: “Swasthya Haq Hai, Suvidha Nahi”

R. R. Pandayan Saheb believes that healthcare should not be a luxury for the poor.

It is the government’s duty to protect every citizen’s life, not just urban patients.

He also proposes:

  • A “Gaav Swasthya Suraksha Abhiyan” — a people’s health audit of each village
  • Organizing free health camps in SC/ST and Bahujan-dominated areas
  • Training local youth as Health Volunteers to assist villagers in medical needs
  • Demanding state-wide Rural Health Budget tracking — no more fake announcements!

“My fight is simple. If a child in Mumbai gets a hospital in 5 minutes,

a child in rural Maharashtra deserves the same. I will not stop till this injustice ends.”

— R. R. Pandayan Saheb