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Healthcare: One and a half century ago, wealth creators, generators and protectors had built up healthcare facilities even in the remote villages whenever they had gone. They have been doing it even now as a work of philanthropy. Healthcare infrastructure has not been developed as required to meet the situations emerging from any catastrophe like epidemic etc. China, as far back as 2003, had built up a number of hospitals in several cities having 14000 – 15000 beds. Seoul in South Korea has a hospital in the main city having more than 11000 beds and hundreds of OTs, ICUs with all the facilities. In India, there is shortage of healthcare personnel due to limited facilities for education and training. Several years (7 – 8) years are taken to set up a hospital and / or medical college and/or nursing college. Rules are not only complicated but cumbersome. ........................