New Delhi, March 18 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday cited a Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report and claimed that Bihar's healthcare infrastructure is in a state of apathy.

In a post on X, Khera said, "There were 49% vacancies across key health departments. Bihar had only 58,144 allopathic doctors against the required 1,24,919 as per WHO norms. Recruitment for 13,340 healthcare posts remained pending."

The Congress leader claimed that basic amenities were lacking in Outpatient Department (OPD) areas, and emergency Operation Theatres (OTs) were unavailable in all test-checked Sub-Divisional Hospitals (SDHs).

"Diagnostic services were absent in 19%-100% of facilities, and shortages of laboratory technicians rea...