Delhi HC orders govt to educate kid born on road
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered the state government to bear the cost of education of a child who was born on a pavement because no hospital in Delhi admitted his mother when she was in labour.
After the court's order directed the Centre and state governments to compensate her for the hardships she endured from the stage of pregnancy till the time she gave birth to a baby girl 24-year-old Fatima is all smiles. Months before delivery Fatima had visited the maternity centre run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for vaccination and also to inquire about the cash benefits she was entitled to. But she got no response, and then on the May 29, 2009 she gave birth to a child under a tree in full public view without any medical assistance.
"The court's order is absolutely correct. We were made to run around a lot," says Fatima.
Finally with the help of human rights groups she knocked on the doors of the Delhi High Court which after hearing her plea ruled that while there were several schemes such as the Janani Suraksha Yojana, the Integrated Child Development Scheme and the National Maternity Benefit scheme there was a huge gap as far as implementation was concerned.
"The court has asked the government to implement all schemes properly," says lawyer Divya Jyoti.
The court also directed the government to aid her daughter Alisha's education till the time she completed high school. For a child who celebrated her first birthday just a week ago, there could not have been a better birthday gift.
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