HC directs State Govt to pay Rs 25 lakh to woman who died during Childbirth due to on functional Sub-Centre

The Health Sub-Centre in the village of the deceased, which is Type B Sub-Centre is supposed to have all the basic facilities for conducting deliveries, it said. However, since the sub-centre was “defunct and closed,” the family of the deceased was left with no choice but to take her to the district hospital, about 130 Kms away

from their village Monyakshu. The mother succumbed to obstructed labour case on the way, HLRN report said.

The petition also sought direction and implementation of Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) at the Sub-Centre, conducting of maternal death review, carrying out child death review at Monyakshu village, availability of referral services, granting of maternal benefit scheme under National Health Mission, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), ensuring maternal care to women, granting a lump sum amount of Rs 20,000 under the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) on account of the death of the primary bread winner of a family by the State social welfare department.

The case of the petitioner was submitted by counsel Kezhosano Kikhi that stated that his mother Bemang, who was pregnant with the seventh child, had labour pain around 2 AM on July 11, 2016 and during the course of the labour, one arm of the baby emerged from the birth canal with the help of his father. But as the baby could not fully come out, they had looked for a vehicle for hire and after having found one, started straight for the district hospital at Mon, about 130 km away from their Monyakshu village. While they were still on the way, his mother had died, the report said.

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