Free treatment for poor from private Delhi hospitals: Supreme Court
Delhi private hospitals to treat poor for free: Supreme Court Private hospitals in Delhi which were given subsidised land by the government will have to provide free treatment to patients belonging to the weaker sections of the society, the Supreme Court ordered here on Monday. The apex court said that it will monitor the functions of private hospitals in this regard and any violation of this order will be treated as a contempt of the court. The apex court said that all private hospitals operating or functioning in Delhi which have got land at cheaper rates shall give free treatment to 25 per cent Out Patient Departments (OPD) patients. 10 per cent of the In Patient Departments (IPD) poor patients should be given free treatment, the SC added. -PTC News
