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22 Jul, 2025
Gary Patel
Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha raised a serious health concern during the recent monsoon session of Parliament. In a post on X, Chadha said that heart attacks and other health problems have gone up sharply in India, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic.
To deal with this rising health crisis, Chadha demanded that annual health check-ups be made a legal right for every Indian citizen.
In his post, Chadha wrote, “Post Covid-19, we’re seeing asharp rise in heart failures and other health issues. Early detection can save lives.”
He pointed out that many developed countries offer free annual health check-ups to all citizens, paid for by the government. “Why not in India?” he asked.I raised a demand in Parliament:Make Annual Health Check-up a Legal Right of every citizen.Post COVID-19, we’re seeing a sharp rise in heart failures and other health issues. Early detection can save lives.In many countries, the government funds & mandates annual healthpic.twitter.com/FqnloWNx3x— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha)July 22, 2025
I raised a demand in Parliament:Make Annual Health Check-up a Legal Right of every citizen.Post COVID-19, we’re seeing a sharp rise in heart failures and other health issues. Early detection can save lives.In many countries, the government funds & mandates annual healthpic.twitter.com/FqnloWNx3x— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha)July 22, 2025
“Healthcare must not remain a privilege for the elite,” he added, stressing that regular medical tests should be available to everyone, not just to those who can afford them.
He ended his post with a powerful line: “Jaanch hai toh jaan hai” (If there’s a check-up, there’s life).
Interestingly, Chadha’s speech was also the last one made in the Parliament while Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was still on the Chair. Dhankhar later resigned from his post due to health reasons.
Since the pandemic, doctors and hospitals havereported a rise in sudden heart attacks, strokes, and other serious conditions, even among young people.
Many of these cases could have been caught earlier through routine health checks.
Health experts agree that early detection saves lives and reduces the cost of treatment and, in many cases, avoids symptoms to get worse. Tests like blood pressure checks, ECGs (for heart health), blood sugar levels, and cholesterol screenings can warn people about risks before they become emergencies.
If annual health check-up is make a legal right, it could be a major step toward making healthcare in India more preventive rather than just curative.- EndsPublished By:Daphne ClarancePublished On:Jul 22, 2025Trending Reel