India, Nov. 1 -- The Delhi government is considering the proposal for increasing the income limit of families from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for free treatments in private hospitals, government officials told the Delhi High Court on Friday.

As per the proposal, the income limit will be raised from the current Rs.2.2 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per annum.

The Delhi government, represented by standing counsel Sameer Vashisth, submitted before a bench of justices Prathiba M Singh and Manmeet PS Arora that a special committee has been appointed for examining the proposal and thereby urged the court to grant additional time to take a call on the matter.

Considering the contentions, the court fixed December 17 as the next date of hearing i...