Allahabad HC praises boost in UP medical infra

PRAYAGRAJ: Appreciating that some work has been done with regard to the improvement of medical infrastructure in the districts of Bahraich, Shravasti, Bijnor, Barabanki and Jaunpur, the Allahabad high court on Thursday directed the UP government to add Bhadohi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Deoria and Shamli to the list for the enhancement of medical facilities.
While directing to keep a report filed by the state government in this regard on record, a division bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar observed, “We have perused the report and do appreciate that some work has been done with regard to the improvement of medical infrastructure and hope that similar efforts will be made in respect of other districts as well.”
“By the next date, the state government may further give a report with regard to the improvement of medical infrastructures in Bhadohi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Deoria and Shamli,” the court added while hearing a PIL relating to Covid care in the state.
The court also mentioned that satisfactory work has been done for the capping of fee for diagnostics in the state. “In respect of RT-PCR tests the fee ranges between Rs. 500 and 900. For antigen tests the fee has been fixed for Rs. 200. For TrueNat private testing has been fixed for Rs. 1200. The C.T. scan as per various slices has been fixed in the following manner: I. Rs. 2,000 upto 16 slices; II. Rs. 2,250 for16 to 64 slices; and III. Rs. 2,500 for more than 64 slices,” the court said in its order.
During the hearing, a report was also submitted by the committee, which was required to inquire into the treatment of late Justice VK Srivastava, a sitting judge of Lucknow bench, who had died due to Covid.
While directing to keep the report on record, the court added that it would be looked into on the next date and directed to list this PIL in the week commencing June 7.