RG Kar Junior Docs Protest: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Friday despatched an e-mail to the West Bengal Junior Docs’ Entrance (WBJDF) giving a standing replace on the initiatives undertaken by the state Well being Division at completely different medical schools and hospitals within the state following the ghastly rape and homicide of a junior physician on the state-run R.G. Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in Kolkata in August.
The physique of the 31-year-old junior medic was discovered within the seminar corridor of the RG Kar Medical Faculty. Within the e-mail, Pant additionally urged the six junior docs to withdraw their ongoing fast-unto-death agitation, which entered the seventh day on Friday.
Based on the standing report, in depth infrastructural developments are underway throughout varied medical schools in a bid to reinforce the protection and safety of medical professionals. Apart from this, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) authorities within the state is putting in a complete of seven,051 CCTVs, 893 new obligation rooms, and 778 washrooms at completely different medical schools and hospitals within the state.
Based on the standing report accessed by information company IANS, “The state authorities has allotted over Rs 113 crore for these tasks in medical schools alone. All duties have been prioritised, and over 90 per cent of the sanctioned tasks are nearing completion, besides at RG Kar, the place the mandatory NOC from the investigating authorities was obtained simply two days in the past. It’s anticipated all ongoing tasks shall be accomplished by October 15, 2024.”
The West Bengal authorities additionally made claims about making certain complete stakeholder involvement by establishing a Stakeholders Committee in each medical faculty and hospital. The committee will comprise heads of departments, senior and junior docs, and nursing employees. On the similar time, it additional acknowledged that the state authorities has constituted a state-level Grievance Redressal Committee.
Any grievances, complaints, or problems with concern from healthcare stakeholders might be reported to the State Grievance Redressal Committee by way of e-mail. Different initiatives taken by the state authorities on this regard, as claimed within the standing report, embrace a committee for safety audit of all medical schools and the assigning of 1,113 devoted girl constables for medical schools and hospitals, amongst others.
(With IANS Inputs)
