Insta
PM Modi Praises UP CM Yogi Adityanath For Tackling Encephalitis Disease, Slams Critics For Not Acknowledging Progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally. (Representative image) (Deepak Sansta/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (11 September) praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his fight against the infamous disease encephalitis, tweets ANI.
Speaking at an event in Mathura, PM Modi also took on the critics for blaming the Yogi-led BJP government for the death of children due to the disease. He said the media and critics would not acknowledge the fact that the disease is near extinction now.
He also remembered how CM Yogi would bring up the matter in the parliament when he was an MP from Gorakhpur.
"I want to congratulate the Yogi government as there wasn't a single Parliament session that would go by without Yogi Adityanath talking about the dangerous and horrific stories of encephalitis and how children were dying in the state," said PM Modi.
The state government on Sunday (8 September) had claimed of “sharp decline” in the cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) this year.
Principal Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Department Devesh Chaturvedi told, “As many as 34 deaths have been caused due to AES this year (till August 27), while 890 patients of the disease have been admitted. As far as Japanese Encephalitis is concerned, only 4 deaths have been reported this year (till August 27), while 55 patients of the disease have been admitted.”
According to statistics, in 2017, as many as 3,911 AES patients with 641 deaths were reported and the number of patients of JE was 692 out of which 93 had died. However, there was seen a fall in the cases of both the diseases ever since, in terms of patients as well as deaths.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
