Delhi HC asks Centre to reconsider ₹50 lakh cap for rare disease treatment

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The Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to reconsider the precocious bounds of ₹50 lakhs fixed for the attraction of uncommon illness patients nether the National Policy for Rare Disease saying the “cap is inadequate” for immoderate uncommon diseases falling successful the Group 3 category.

The uncommon diseases person been identified and categorized into 3 groups: Group 1: Disorders amenable to one-time curative treatment. Group 2: Diseases requiring agelong term/lifelong attraction with comparatively little outgo of treatment. Group 3:- Diseases for which definitive attraction is disposable but precise precocious outgo and lifelong therapy.

Published - October 06, 2024 03:00 p.m. IST

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