The meeting was co-chaired by Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary, who sought to encourage states and UTs to come up with innovative ideas which can be considered to enhance the security and provide a safer working environment for healthcare workers.
The meeting was attended by chief secretaries and DGPs of states and UTs in pursuance of the Supreme Court order to ensure that certain basic minimum measures are put in place by the state governments/UTs pending receipt of the report of National Task Force (NTF) to address the concerns of the doctors over their safety at their workplaces.
This follows the first meeting of the NTF under the chairmanship of the cabinet secretary held on Tuesday. Representatives of 26 states and UTs informed in the meeting that legislation is already in place to safeguard healthcare professionals.
Some states and UTs informed about the enhanced awareness through display of provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to protect healthcare professionals in hospital and medical college premises.
