NEW DELHI, June 6 -- Union Health Minister J P Nadda hit back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday over his criticism of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 findings, saying "half-knowledge is dangerous" and asserting that the latest data reflects significant improvements in India's healthcare indicators under the Modi government. The remarks came after Kharge, in a social media post two days ago, alleged that the NFHS-6 data has exposed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's "absolute incompetence" and accused it of deliberately hiding crucial data that brings to light its failures in healthcare and nutrition.
Responding to the Congress chief's remarks, Nadda accused him of selectively reading the survey find...