Supreme Court constituted a 10-member national task force to ensure the safety of doctors.
Supreme Court formed a 10-member national task force (NTF) to frame protocol and ensure the safety of doctors.
This task force will develop a national protocol to ensure the safety and facilities of healthcare workers at their workplaces.
The Supreme Court formed this task force after nationwide protests by doctors over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
This task force comprises many senior doctors from different backgrounds.
The task force will also include four ex-officio members: Cabinet secretary, health secretary, chairperson of the National Medical Commission, and president of the National Board of Examiners.
The Supreme Court has also ordered a national action plan for preventing gender-based violence.
The task force will submit its interim report within three weeks and a final report within two months of the order.
