The Delhi government has told the Supreme Court that Indraprastha Apollo Hospital drastically failed to meet its obligation of providing free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections (EWS), catering to only 9–10% outpatients and 7–9% inpatients over the past five years — far below the required quota under its lease agreement.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi took on record an affidavit filed by Vatsala Aggarwal, Director General at the Directorate of Health Services, and directed Apollo Hospital, run by Indraprastha Medical Corporation Limited (IMCL), to respond. The matter will be heard again in the second week of December.

In its affidavit, the Delhi government stated that Apollo Hospital was bound to treat 40% of its outpatients and 33% of its inpatien

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