SC asked the Centre to Prepare plan for eradication of leprosy

SC asked the Centre to Prepare plan for eradication(उन्मूलन)  of leprosy

The Supreme Court bench consists of Chief Justice J S Khehar and justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud instruct (हिदायत करना) the centre to prepare a policy for the eradication of leprosy within four weeks on February 3, 2017.  It has sought(मांगा)  a direction to the governments that

drugs be made available at primary health centres and health scheme should be formulated to bring people suffering (पीड़ा) from leprosy into the national mainstream(मुख्य धारा). Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are leprosy endemic(स्थानिक) states and efforts are being made to eradicate the disease said by Standing counsel Bala Subramanium who is appearing for the Centre

He also said an online programme is being launched to detect the patients and their treatment.