The debate among healthcare professionals and policymakers has been over the idea of government subsidies for Eeco Ambulances in rural areas. Such subsidies, proponents say, could make a big difference in providing emergency medical services in areas where health care is hard to come by. According to them, the Eeco is affordable and practical enough to be widely deployed in rural India. But critics say that to spend limited healthcare funds on basic vehicles such as the Eeco is not the best use of resources, which could be better spent on more sophisticated medical equipment or training of healthcare workers. The conversation often spans beyond rural healthcare infrastructure and how to best bridge the urban rural healthcare divide.