National Health Policy: Cabinet note proposes assured services to all
NEW DELHI: Pitching for "assured health services to all", the Health Ministry has prepared a note on the draft National Health Policy which is expected to be taken up by the Cabinet next month.
The proposed National Health Policy, which has been pending for the past two years, aims to provide assured health services to people as an "entitlement".
"The cabinet note has been prepared. It is with the Health Minister. As soon as it is signed, it will be sent to the Union Cabinet," a senior Health Ministry official told PTI.
He said the Cabinet note does not talk about making health a "fundamental right" as it will have "legal consequences" but talks about assured health services.
"We have not used the term - fundamental right. We are offering assured health services. We will move in the direction of providing assured services as an entitlement and not really as a fundamental right. Fundamental right has legal consequences," the official said.
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