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Delhi High Court Orders Time-Bound 10-Point Overhaul of Public Healthcare

The bench pairs stricter oversight with expanded EWS access to drive rapid fixes across hospitals, diagnostics and digital systems.

Overview

  • The court recorded the Delhi government's move raising the EWS income limit to Rs 5 lakh and directed wide publicity and application at all government hospitals and private facilities on concessional land.
  • UPSC and the DSSSB were told to fast-track appointments of specialists, doctors, nurses and paramedical staff and to place updated recruitment timelines before the Health Secretary.
  • The government must file hospital-wise reports on diagnostic and radiology capacity, 2025 patient load, reporting delays and payments to empanelled centres after the bench found the current status unclear.
  • Bidding to outsource radiology services must be finalised immediately with bidder outreach completed within one month under the Health Secretary’s supervision.
  • Remaining NextGen e-Hospital/HMIS modules must go live by January 31 with a court demonstration, agencies must examine real-time hospital data via a mobile app, an urgent decision is required on completing the partly built Lok Nayak expansion, and a comprehensive compliance review is set for February 13.