In the light of current pandemic spread in India and recent assaults on doctors and health workers in different states, the Union Government has today approved the promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 for protecting health care workers including doctors from attacks by miscreants and to provide strict punishments to culprits. This was informed today in a press conference by Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
It is considered as a big move by the government to protect health professionals and workers especially engaged in COVID19 detection, monitoring, and treatment across the country. As per the new amendment, attacks on doctors including all health care workers will be treated as cognizable and nonbailable offense and will be liable to 6 to 7 years of Jail terms and/or Rupees 5 lakhs fine or both. This move is seen as a firm commitment by the union government to adopt zero tolerance on increasing attacks on doctors and health workers.
Under the ordinance, the government has provisioned to impose a double penalty on assailants responsible for damaging properties of doctors and health workers including their clinics and private properties. The ordinance has further provisioned for the compensation for injury to health care professionals.
Highlights of the current Epidemic Disease Act 1897
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