In Rajasthan, doctors are on strike protesting the proposed Health Bill.

Jaipur: Medical services in Rajasthan’s private hospitals and nursing homes were disrupted on Sunday as doctors went on strike in protest of the state government’s proposed Right to Health Bill.

Responding to the Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti’s call for a strike, members of the Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Society and the United Private Clinics and Hospitals of Rajasthan ceased operations on Saturday night.

The proposed bill would grant residents the right to free healthcare from hospitals, clinics, and laboratories, including private ones.

“This is an indefinite statewide ‘bandh,'” said Dr. Vijay Kapoor, secretary of the Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Society.

On Sunday, doctors met to discuss the issue, he said.

On Monday, 3,000 doctors from all districts will march to the state assembly to protest the bill, according to Kapoor, who added that the movement has the support of many other organizations.