State health minister Dinesh Gundurao is planning to revise the female feticide prevention law. The minister also promised to directly maintain dialysis machines in government hospitals, securing staff jobs.
State health minister Dinesh Gundurao suggested changing the law to prevent female feticide.
A strict law is needed to avoid female feticide, the minister told reporters. “I ordered the department to prevent female feticide. In response to questions about the Mandya female feticide racket, the minister said they are also considering legislative amendments.
Scanning centers and other locations must be reviewed, and a wider inquiry is needed to determine who was involved in the noise. The police and health department should collaborate, he said.
On the suicide of a doctor accused of female feticide, the minister said the cause is unknown.
We don’t know if he was involved in female feticide. Let the police and CID investigate thoroughly. Many places have been visited and researched. The CID has taken up the female feticide case, he said.
Solutions for defunct dialysis units imminent, says health minister
The minister stated the government may directly maintain dialysis devices in government hospitals.
He said the bidding procedure for dialysis equipment maintenance in four state zones is underway, and either the present or new agency must maintain the machines. If it fails, the government will act, he said.
“Before I became health minister, the state’s faulty dialysis units caused confusion. The former administration gave dialysis unit maintenance to two agencies. One agency ended service halfway, while another was underperforming. Employees were not paid salaries, ESI, or PF. Government takes steps to pay ESI and PF. Blacklisting the agency is also underway. He added that the government will secure dialysis unit personnel job security by directly maintaining them and purchasing required machines.
Conclusion
State health minister Dinesh Gundurao is planning to review and revise the female feticide prevention law. He has ordered the agency to act and is considering legislation changes. Gundurao said a wider inquiry is needed to determine who is involved in the female feticide scheme.
A female feticide doctor’s death is unknown, and the CID is investigating. Gundurao also said the government may directly maintain dialysis devices in government hospitals. In four state zones, the bidding process is underway to maintain dialysis devices by the existing or new agency. If the present system fails, the government will act.
Gundurao claimed that the previous administration had given dialysis unit maintenance to two agencies that were not paying salaries, ESI, or PF. The government will pay their salaries, blacklist the agency, and run dialysis facilities.
