Union Health Minister JP Nadda spoke to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and underlined the importance of close Centre–State coordination.

At the national level, cesarean deliveries in public hospitals declined from 15.5% in 2016 to 14.3% in 2021. Private hospitals recorded an increase from 45.4% to 47.5%.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has stepped up the attack on BJP leader K Annamalai and also questioned why the BJP in Maharashtra had not slammed his “anti-Maharashtra” remarks.