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₹2,700 cancer medicine sold for ₹27,000: Supreme Court flags "broad daylight dacoity" of patients

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to the absence of price-control mechanisms for life-saving medicines as it flagged huge differences between the Price to Retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of cancer-curing drugs [Kishan Chand Jain v. Union of India]. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the difference in prices is nothing short of daylight robbery being committed on vulnerable patients by drug manufacturers and retailers. "There are essential medic
Key Facts
TypeNews
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population1.4 billion citizens, 5 million healthcare workers
Key Numbers
Health budget: Rs 90,958 crore (2025-26)
Target: 2.5% of GDP public health spending
1.5 lakh Health & Wellness Centres planned
20 million central + state government employees
Key Authorities
Ministry of Health & Family WelfareICMRAYUSHPMOCabinet Secretariat
Key Stakeholders
PatientsHealthcare WorkersHospitals & ClinicsCivil ServantsState GovernmentsJudiciary
Government Context
NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
LeftCentreRight
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Health53 tracked→Governance & Reform180 tracked→Trade & Commerce140 tracked→
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