Overview
- The Bombay High Court, which on Thursday called the Melghat deaths a tragedy, ordered the state to fix a date to lay foundations for new 50‑bed district hospitals.
- The bench pressed for a clear start or decision on the long‑promised 300‑bed hospital at Dharni after decades of delay.
- Judges said years of orders have not stopped child, maternal and young‑adult deaths, noting photos of children so malnourished their ribs are visible.
- Petitioners detailed the scale of the crisis, citing 65 infant deaths between June and November 2025, 220 children in severe acute malnutrition, and long‑term tallies running into tens of thousands.
- The court set a detailed hearing for April 15 and asked the state to explain spending on the Ladki Bahin cash scheme while wages and basic care in Melghat go unpaid.