Coming to the rescue of a poor woman who delivered a baby but could not able to feed the child as her breast milk stopped due to malnutrition, the Delhi High Court directed MCD to issue her a ration card to obtain grains under Antyodaya Anna Yojna scheme.<br/><br/>In an interim order, Justice S Muralidhar also asked the civic agency to ensure that the mother-child duo get proper medical assistance and to arrange an ambulance to take her to G B Pant hospital for further treatment. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, the Centre's counsel assured the Court that it will instruct the Delhi government's concerned department to give 500 rupees to Fatima under the National Maternity Benefit Scheme. The Court directed that in case the cash benefit was not given to the woman, the Health Secretary of the Delhi government and the Joint Secretary of Union Health Ministry should be present before the court on 13th January, the next date of hearing.
News On AIR | January 9, 2010 8:39 PM
Delhi HC comes to help poor women