New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday registered a case regarding grant of financial assistance under the Centre's Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN Scheme), holding that the income limit for claiming benefits was prima facie "extremely low". Was.
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan issued notice to the Central government on the plea, registered as a PIL on the recommendation of the High Court's Public Interest Litigation Committee, following a letter from Delhi resident Suresh Kuma Raghav, who sought funds for kidney transplant. Had demanded. the second time.
The court appointed lawyer Ankit Jain as amicus curiae and said the condition that a patient will be entitled to assistance only once for kidney transplant treatment is unfair.
Suresh Kumar Raghav sought financial assistance of around Rs 9 lakh under the umbrella scheme for kidney transplant for the second time due to chronic kidney disease.
The court said that he had earlier received assistance of about Rs 6 lakh under RAN for a failed transplant in April 2023 and he was informed that under the scheme, such assistance was given only once and he did not fulfill the eligibility criteria. Didn't do it.
"Issue notice to Government of India, AIIMS and Suresh Kumar Raghav," the bench comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora said.
"Under the new umbrella scheme of RAN, the (monthly) income limit for benefit is Rs 1571 for rural areas and Rs 1605 for urban areas. The annual income of the applicant is Rs 96,000. The court prima facie holds that The threshold limit is extremely low,” the court said.
The next hearing of the case will be on July 4.
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan issued notice to the Central government on the plea, registered as a PIL on the recommendation of the High Court's Public Interest Litigation Committee, following a letter from Delhi resident Suresh Kuma Raghav, who sought funds for kidney transplant. Had demanded. the second time.
The court appointed lawyer Ankit Jain as amicus curiae and said the condition that a patient will be entitled to assistance only once for kidney transplant treatment is unfair.
Suresh Kumar Raghav sought financial assistance of around Rs 9 lakh under the umbrella scheme for kidney transplant for the second time due to chronic kidney disease.
The court said that he had earlier received assistance of about Rs 6 lakh under RAN for a failed transplant in April 2023 and he was informed that under the scheme, such assistance was given only once and he did not fulfill the eligibility criteria. Didn't do it.
"Issue notice to Government of India, AIIMS and Suresh Kumar Raghav," the bench comprising Justice Manmeet PS Arora said.
"Under the new umbrella scheme of RAN, the (monthly) income limit for benefit is Rs 1571 for rural areas and Rs 1605 for urban areas. The annual income of the applicant is Rs 96,000. The court prima facie holds that The threshold limit is extremely low,” the court said.
The next hearing of the case will be on July 4.
