New Delhi: Those who attack doctors and medical workers will be jailed for seven. The ordinance that brought the Modi government against the attack on doctors and medical workers has now come into force. President Ordinance Ram Nath Kovind has approved this ordinance. Along with this, notification to implement the ordinance has also been issued.
After the implementation of this ordinance, there can be a maximum jail term of seven years for assaulting doctors and other medical staff. Along with this, you will also have to face heavy fines. The Indian Medical Association had also protested against these attacks.
On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to implement this stringent law immediately. With the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind, the law will come into force. Through the Ordinance, stringent provisions have been added to the epidemic law 1897. The most important aspect of the proposed law is that in this, a provision has been made for the doctors to treat incidents like leaving the house due to the fight against the corona, as harassment.
Announcing the decision after the cabinet meeting, Prakash Javadekar said that violence against medical teams will not be tolerated. The proposed law makes the assault or harassment of doctors, nurses and paramedic staff including all other health workers non-bailable in the category of cognizable offense. In such cases, a provision has been made to start the case in 1 month and the case should be decided within 1 year. A provision of strict punishment has been made for those found guilty. The punishment is divided into two categories, making its base the severity of attack and harassment. If the crime is not serious, then there can be imprisonment for 3 months to 5 years as punishment.
Also, a provision has been made for fine ranging from 50 thousand to 2 lakh rupees. At the same time, if there is a serious loss, there is a provision for imprisonment ranging from 6 months to 7 years, along with fine ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. Prakash Javadekar said that the government's preparations are constantly going on in the fight against Corona. In this order, a total of 723 corona dedicated hospitals have been built in the country so far. A total of 1.86 lakh beds have been arranged out of which 24 thousand beds are ICU beds. There are 12190 beds in ICU beds with ventilators.
Virat's quantum jump in ICC rankings: From 29th rank to 15th straight, benefited from excellent performance in Asia Cup
Former India captain Virat Kohli, who returned to form with his blazing batting in the Asia Cup, has benefited a lot. He has jumped 14 places to 15th position in the ICC T20 rankings. At the same
Nicobar Islands Earthquake: Earthquake tremors felt in the Nicobar Islands, magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale
Earthquake tremors were felt in the Nicobar Islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the early hours of Monday. An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred in the Nicobar Islands.
Supreme Court's instructions to the Center, present complete figures giving details of the purchase of all Corona vaccines
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to place on record the relevant documents, file notings, showing its views on the Covid-19 vaccination policy. The court asked the
Action plan ready to save Joshimath, experts will visit today: Cracks in 603 buildings, 70 families evacuated; Administration said – people go to relief camps
Uttarakhand's Joshimath has been declared a disaster-affected area by the government on Monday. Construction has been banned in Joshimath and surrounding areas. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) held
Salaar 2: Shooting of Salaar 2 is going to start soon, know when the film will hit the theatres.
The duo of Pan India superstar Prabhas and director Prashant Neel made a huge splash with the film Salaar. This film earned more than Rs 600 crore worldwide after its release. Prithviraj
China made 'god of submarines', 48 nuclear missiles can cause havoc in the world
China has built a submarine larger than Russia's Typhoon class amidst ongoing tension from the US and India. The new submarine, identified as the Type-100 class, is equipped with 48 submarine-launched
Turkey has become helpful in Pakistan's nefarious plans against India America, know what is the matter
The relations between Turkey and Pakistan are not hidden from anyone. Being both Islamic nations, they do not get tired of chanting each other's tunes. Whether it is a matter of raising the issue of
Will not get relief from winter now: Mercury will fall by 3 degrees in Delhi, Rajasthan, and MP, the cold wave will prevail; Chances of rain in more than 10 states
It has been cold in North India for the past few days. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning saying that the cold wave may return in the northwest plains and parts of North India by the
Muslim side can file a petition in HC today in the Sambhal Masjid case, demanding to cancel the survey.
Today, the Muslim side can file a petition in the Allahabad High Court in the matter related to the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. Preparations have been made to file a
IPL 2025 Auction: Venkatesh is ready to captain Kolkata Knight Riders, said- like to accept the challenge
Happy to be bought by his old franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL mega auction, all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Sunday said that he would gladly accept the challenge of
