Dehradun, Feb. 22 -- Dhan Singh Rawat

Question Hour

Dehradun, 20 Feb: Today it was the turn of Education, Health, Higher Education and Cooperatives Minister Dhan Singh Rawat to respond to the questions raised by the members in the House related to the departments under his charge. Several pertinent questions were raised including shortage of doctors in government hospitals, particularly in the hills.

During Question Hour, Congress MLA Virendra Jati raised concerns about poor loan distribution by cooperative banks to the farmers. He claimed that the benefits of schemes are not reaching eligible farmers, who then have to borrow money at interest from local sources for crop protection. In response, Cooperatives Minister Dhan Singh Rawat a...