By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the central and state governments for poor infrastructure and lack of facilities in city hospitals as a result of which patients suffer.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice M.K. Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Khanna also took serious note of Tuesday’s strike in city hospitals.
“Despite our orders strikes are going on. The government should take action against those who are participating in them,” the judges said.
Meera Bhatia, a member of a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court to look into the functioning of hospitals in the national capital, said the government makes good plans on paper but they never materialize.
The court then ordered the central and state governments to review their healthcare policies and present detailed plans.
“The number of outstation patients is increasing day by day. So the government should take stringent steps to improve the health services in the hospitals,” the bench added.
The court asked the committee to submit a detailed report within six weeks.