Among several provisions that touch on the subject of health, reference can be made to Articles 39(e), (f), 42 and 47 of the Constitution. These Articles read as follows: "39(e) that the health and strength of works, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter avocations unsuited to their age or strength; (f) that children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment. 42. Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief:- The State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief. 47. Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health - The State shall regard the raising of the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties and, in particular, the State shall endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consuming, except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health." 24. Thus, according to Ms. Zubeda Begum, the State cannot concentrate all its resources on one person, while denying basic facilities to others. UNION OF INDIA'S SUBMISSIONS 25. Similarly, respondent No.1-UOI stated that it granted financial assistance to poor patients under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Scheme, the Health Minister's Discretionary Grant and the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. W.P.(C) 7279/2013 Page 14 of 41