Health is a basic right of every citizen gained by virtue of their birth. International Law recognises it as a fundamental human right. It is the duty of any welfare country to protect the basic rights of its citizens without any discrimination and provide for the well-being them. Nurturing healthy population cannot be overlooked by the nations as healthy population is an asset of every country. Health is an inevitable part of life thus for the fullest enjoyment of life health and health care cannot be disregarded. Health being considered as a basic human right, it is the duty of the nation to ensure accessibility to quality healthcare to its citizens without any discrimination. The situation in India is such that ever since the known history of India, we have been living in a ‘Patriarchal’ society which assigns women a subordinate position in the social hierarchy. Women health in India is reliant on multiple indicators like geography, socio economic standing and culture. Though the position of women in India has transformed over the decades still there exists certain contradictions and gaps pertaining to some basic rights of women. With this doctrinal research study, the researchersaim to access the gravity of discrimination based on gender in the healthcare sector of India.The researchersaim to find answers to some questions like whether there exists any
discrimination based on gender in access to healthcare in India? What are the different causes for such gender inequalities in access to healthcare? What are the steps taken by the government and judiciary to curb such inequalities?