“We have already expressed our sadness at the fact that the National Health Policy has not yet been finalised despite the passage of more than one-and-half years. We direct the Union of India to take a decision on or before 31st December, 2016 on whether it would like to frame a National Health Policy or not,” said a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Uday U Lalit. “It is time that women and men are treated with respect and dignity and not as mere statistics in the sterilization programmes. Watch what else is making newsIt also asked the governments to enhance the quantum of compensation fixed under the Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (FPIS). © The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd

Source: Indian Express September 15, 2016 07:18 UTC