• Leena Chandran
• Swati Vaishnaw
• Dr Venudhar Routiya

India is a democratic country where various Fundamental rights and freedom are assured to the citizens under Part III of the Constitution without any discrimination and Right to Health is one amongst them. Although not explicitly mentioned in the category of Fundamental Rights, it has come to occupy the status of Fundamental Rights through various landmark decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Since it has not been explicitly included in the category of Fundamental Rights under Part III by constitutional amendment, there is lack of awareness among the public about this basic rights. The objective of this research is to study the level of awareness of the public regarding the Right to Health. The research is based on primary data collected through questionnaire survey which was conducted on 100 respondents through online questionnaire. In this survey the researcher found that only 26% of the respondents are only aware of the Government sponsored health schemes and insurances while 74% are not aware of it. 71% of the respondents were found to be unaware of the fact that right to health is a Fundamental Right. Although the government has introduced various health schemes for providing better health facilities to the people, only a small percentage of the respondents are aware of the same. Thus, there is a need to create awareness among the people for better implementation of the Fundamental Right to health.

: Right to Health care, Awareness, Fundamental Right, Hospitals, Health Insurance

"A Study of the Right to Health in India and Its Awareness Among the People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.a349-a362, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202044.pdf

"A Study of the Right to Health in India and Its Awareness Among the People", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppa349-a362, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202044.pdf