The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine a plea challenging a May 7 notification issued by the Health Ministry stopping Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) to persons with disabilities working in hospitals and healthcare establishments recognised and funded by the Centre.
A Bench headed by Justice Vikram admitted the petition filed by the AIIMS Divyang Foundation, represented by advocate Rajeev Kumar Dubey, arguing that persons with disabilities who fall under the category of risk and hardship matrix in hospital work should be treated as a separate class and be covered by the HPCA.
