Dr. Mahendra Kumar Baishya, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Sri J. N. P. G. College, Lucknow, U. P.
ABSTRACT
India has been acknowledged for its affluent tradition heritage and culture. With its unity in diversity it has been abode to many early civilizations in many a ways of life. And one such vital concept has been health. Health is defined as the physical, mental, emotional as well as spiritual wellbeing of an individual. A good health represents value of its own which provides good income and ultimately a higher living standard. Therefore, the framers of the constitution incorporated the directive principles to impose the duty on the state to achieve social, economic and political justice to safeguard individual rights and national well–being. Hence, the inferences drawn from the Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV) of the Constitution incorporates public policy in terms of health too. The obligation of the state towards good health is contained in Article 39, 42, 47 and 48. The present paper attempts to focus on the significance of health economics and throws light on health as a human right vis –a vis right to health in Indian law and policy.
Keywords: India, Health Care, Right to Health, DPSP, Law, Policy, Health Economics, Care, Right to Health, DPSP, Law, Policy, Health Economics,
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