Guwahati: The Jahati High Court, while hearing pills looking for compensation and social security for other frontline doctors and health workers who were victims of the attack while issuing their professional duties, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, had asked the Assam government to come up with “concrete proposals” this.
Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Manish Choudhury in their order on Wednesday stated, “The government can also examine this aspect and submit their response to the next date, and we hope that the government will produce certain concrete proposals in this case when we gather next.” The next hearing date is on November 23.
The state, in a written statement, submitted various steps and schemes carried out by the state government to provide financial treatment and assistance and also for compensation grants.
Advocates Sneha Kalita represents the Asif Iqbal applicant from Tinsukia submitting that the scheme referred to by the state government in general, more specifically for the economically weaker society, and not specifically intended for doctors who are victims of attacks, especially during the Covid pandemic challenges -19.
Kalita has also said that the state government has provided compensation in connection with victims of acid attacks, victims of Lynching, public mass violence, hunting wizards, rape, sexual violence, etc.
Under the victim’s compensation scheme, 2012 that can be maintained.
Parts 357a from CRPC.
He handed over that if the state government also prepared a similar scheme to provide compensation and social security in connection with doctors and other front-line health workers who were exposed to serious risks when issuing their professional tasks, especially during the pandemic challenges period of Covid-19.
, it will substantially take care of several complaints from doctors and health workers.
Come with a concrete proposal on doctor’s security: Gahati HC to the Government
