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Supreme Court: Delhi private hospitals to give free treatment to poor people
Supreme Court: Delhi private hospitals to give free treatment to poor people-Details
The Supreme Court on 9th July 2018 ruled that all private hospitals in Delhi, which were given land on concessional rates, will provide free treatment upto a certain percentage of poor patients.
The Supreme Court also added that the provision of free treatment to the poor was one of the clauses in the lease deed due to which land was given to hospitals at a very cheap price.
A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said any resistance by the hospitals in providing free treatment would lead to cancellation of the lease.
As per the ruling, now it is compulsory for private hospitals, built on land allocated by the government on concessional rates, to provide 10 percent treatment to In Patient Department (IPD) and 25 percent to Out Patient Department (OPD) for free.
The bench will monitor functioning of private hospitals to ensure that the poor patients are treated free of cost.
The apex court also sought a periodical report on compliance of its order from the Delhi government.
