Guidelines on Concessional Treatment of SC/ST Patients
Health is a State subject and it is primarily the responsibility of the State Government to issue any guidelines for providing treatment to patients including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) patients in private and Government aided hospitals and medical institutions.
However, in so far as the three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi namely Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals are concerned, treatment is provided free of cost to all patients including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe patients.
However, some charges are levied for specialized investigations which are also waived off for poor/deserving patients.
This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
