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SC to review ₹50L limit on rare disease support

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April 09, 2025

As treatment costs soar, petitioners urge the apex court to act on Centre’s rare disease policy for conditions like SMA

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

SC to review ₹50L limit on rare disease support

The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear petitions challenging the Centre’s ₹50 lakh cap on financial assistance for treating rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the petitions on the cap of ₹50 lakh central assistance to treat diseases would be heard by a bench headed by Justice PS Narasimha in the week commencing May 13.

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