Story in numbers: BJP keeping finger on Goa's health infrastructure pulse

There are 55 functioning PHCs in the state's rural areas, and four in urban areas

Recently, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J P Nadda asserted that the BJP had done more to protect the health of Goa citizens than any other government in the past.

“The BJP government increased the number of primary health care centres (PHCs) from 19 to 55, thus ensuring proper health coverage across the state," he said.

Not only is this assertion borne out by facts, it also shows the relationship between the government’s investment in health infrastructure and the propensity this has to bring the government back to power.

In 2005, there were 19 PHCs in rural Goa. The figure remained unchanged till