Shameful Act by the Government of Andhra Pradesh

In a shocking decision, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has recently decided, to do away with the subsidy on electrical consumption that has been offered to Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences for more than 2 decades now. The Super Specialty hospital, founded by Bhagwan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, is a totally free charity hospital, offering state of the art tertiary medical care, to one and all with out any discrimination whatsoever. Since its inception in the year 1991, inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, the successive governments of Andhra Pradesh, as a mark of their contribution to the noble charity work undertaken by the hospital, have offered subsidy on the Electricity consumption by the Hospital. A look at the mind boggling statistics is enough evidence for any one to realize the unbelievable service that has been done till now. Treatment to millions of out patients, hundreds of thousands of coronary procedures and other specialty surgeries, which would have costed the poor patients billions of rupees, is but a small indicator to everyone about the glorious work that Sri Sathya Sai Hospitals have been rendering over the past 2 decades now. To imagine a free hospital in a country where the government is steeped in corruption, where the budgeted amount for providing medical facilities to the poor lands in hands of few politicians and never reaches the intended, Sri Sathya Sai Super Specialty hospital have proved to the Government as to how medical care can be provided free of cost to the needy. It stood as a shining example and a role model to the rich and the mighty about the practical method of rendering charity work.

The shocking decision of the current regime, to not to continue the subsidy on electrical consumption the previous governments have been providing for more than 2 decades, just goes on to prove the inept administration and lack of vision. For a hospital which has been offering free medical care running into billions of rupees, it will not be an additional burden to pay its electricity bills. It will be shame on the part of the government which will lose an opportunity to contribute its bit towards such a noble cause. It is a hope and prayer that good sense will prevail and government will realize its folly and overrule its decision. The governments that rule the people are temporary, but the hospitals and institutions which were set up by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba are ever lasting and the charity that is being rendered by them needs every bit of encouragement.

The author is a devotee of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

The following link gives a more insight into the noble work that is being rendered by Sri Sathya Sai Super Specialty Hospital.

http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_09/01NOV11/06_bhaskar.htm

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