"Incompetent": K Kavitha Accuses Telangana Government Of Healthcare Failures
K. Kavitha of the TRS party has launched a campaign against the Telangana government, citing failures in healthcare and education. She highlighted high infant mortality rates and poor sanitation in schools as evidence of administrative incompetence.
Why it matters
The campaign serves as a significant political challenge to the current state government, focusing on critical public service delivery issues.
Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha has accused the Revanth Reddy government of failing on healthcare and education and announced a statewide campaign to highlight problems in government hospitals and schools.Former MP Kavitha called the government "incompetent and a total failure" and demanded that those unable to run the administration step aside.Citing infant mortality figures obtained through an RTI, Kavitha said thousands of children were still dying despite a decline in reported infant deaths."4,000 children are dying every year due to government apathy," she said.According to the RTI data, reported infant deaths among children aged 0-1 year were recorded at the highest number of deaths, with 1,046 reported in 2024-25 in Hyderabad.She also criticised the government over health spending, claiming that a large portion of allocated funds remained unused. She alleged that several health schemes had received no budget allocation and…
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