Entry of correct healthcare amenities for ladies throughout childbirth in distant areas to stop incidents just like the demise of a tribal lady in a village in Chhota Udepur whereas she was being carried on a material stretcher to the ambulance is in focus, says Rushikesh Patel, spokesperson, Gujarat authorities and Minister for Well being and Household Welfare and Medical Training, Increased and Technical Training, Legislation, Justice, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs. Whereas talking to The Indian Specific, he spoke on a variety of different points, together with amended brownfield medical faculties coverage. Excerpts:
Lately, a pregnant lady from Turkheda village of Chhota Udepur district died whereas the villagers struggled to hold her on a material stretcher to the pick-up level the place an ambulance might come… this occurred because the distant village didn’t have a highway. What are the steps that the federal government has taken to stop such incidents in future?
I’m pained by the incident. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel instantly gave directions to construct a highway there. The Well being Division goes to hunt particulars of all such locations the place 108 (ambulance providers) can’t be accessed, and a evaluate will likely be carried out. We’re additionally going to instruct the ASHA employees to pay attention extra on pregnant ladies in such areas and to get them admitted at close by Mamata Ghar (government-appointed residential house for ladies in full time period) or a authorities hospital earlier than some days of the supply.
Within the present 12 months, the state authorities has framed a coverage for institutional deliveries in circumstances of high-risk pregnancies. And for that, pregnant ladies are being given an help of Rs 12,000 and the ASHA employee is being paid Rs 3,000. If a pregnant lady is admitted to Mamata Ghar or close by well being centre earlier than an emergency arises, such a scenario will be prevented.
The Gujarat authorities just lately tweaked the brownfield medical faculties coverage. What was the necessity?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires one medical faculty in each district of the nation. Right here, Narendrabhai had already begun the efforts and based the GMERS (Gujarat Medical Training and Analysis Society). Proper now, 13 medical faculties are useful below the GMERS.
Nonetheless, to develop it additional brownfield medical faculties was launched. Below the brownfield coverage, it was obligatory for the federal government to supply 300 beds (to the privately run hospital)…We’ve got modified a situation (within the coverage) in order that suppose a belief or an NGO has a 250-bed capability hospital, it must meet the 300-bed capability (by itself), as per the norms of Nationwide Medical Fee.
There was no facility of Rogi Kalyan Samiti (Affected person Welfare Committees) in brownfield medical faculties. That has been taken care of. And no matter claims below Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) come (to those hospitals), 25% of these will likely be proceeded to the Rogi Kalyan Samiti. These two necessary situations have been modified.
Your authorities mentioned it’ll contemplate making it necessary for teenagers to take consent of their dad and mom earlier than they marry an individual of their selection. What’s the progress on that?
No. Proper now, no such matter has been taken up for consideration. Our Structure has given the liberty to an grownup to make choices of his/her life and profession…So constitutionally, I discover it somewhat troublesome (to result in such a rule). As per the regulation, after a sure age, an individual can take choices of his life and nobody else can have proper over it. There isn’t a course of that the federal government has initiated, searching for the authorized division’s opinion over the problem.
You might have publicly expressed a view that educators ought to inculcate such values amongst regulation college students that they don’t take up circumstances of individuals concerned in terrorist actions. Does an individual not have a proper to defend himself?
I do imagine that legal professionals shouldn’t come ahead for circumstances of some individuals who bask in despicable and anti-national actions. Terrorism, particularly, is about making the muse of a rustic weak. It’s the duty of the society that such folks don’t get any assist and legal professionals are a part of the society.
Does that not imply that you’re proving an individual responsible even earlier than trial?
No, it doesn’t imply that…An individual just isn’t responsible until the court docket pronounces him responsible…There isn’t a objection if the lawyer takes up the case after going by way of its advantage. So, what I’ve mentioned is that (it ought to be carried out) on the premise of the deserves of the case. As a result of, a lawyer will get to grasp what occurred after he takes a take a look at the case. A lawyer can know the truthfulness of a consumer.
After GIFT Metropolis, is the federal government considering of extending the relief of liquor prohibition regulation to locations like Surat Diamond Bourse amid a requirement?
No, it’s not into consideration.
With regard to fireplace incidents in hospitals, government-appointed commissions have repeatedly really helpful for medical and academic premises to not be permitted to run in illegally constructed premises that are regularised by cost of influence price. Why is the federal government not implementing the suggestions?
The federal government research the suggestions of the Fee and takes choices on implementing most (suggestions) whereas contemplating what number of of them are virtually potential; (in order that) folks don’t face hardships and the Fee’s report (suggestions) can be applied.
We’re forming Normal Working Procedures (SOPs) for hospitals, swimming swimming pools, recreation zones and so on. and we do make modifications to the SOP on occasion as we get solutions.
On the premise of the hearth incidents that occurred within the final two years, the federal government has made hearth NOC obligatory for locations the place the sport zones or such locations are located or public locations the place probabilities of hearth and casualties are extra.
There haven’t been many takers for technical training within the mom language (Gujarati), particularly in engineering faculties. Is there reconsideration on that?
When brilliant college students from Gujarati-medium faculties enter the primary 12 months (of engineering or technical faculties), they face a variety of difficulties…
And subsequently, we’re getting ready the syllabus (in mom tongue Gujarati). We’re going to do this within the medical subject as nicely. We’re going to do the identical in technical (training) proper upto fourth 12 months.
The final Meeting session handed a regulation for stopping and ‘eradicating’ human sacrifice, black magic, and so forth. What are the explanations?
In some locations, there’s a enormous distinction between perception and blind perception, and religion and blind religion. Whereas one can have perception in a single’s faith, however when within the identify of perception it adjustments to blind perception and there are sacrifices, declaring folks as witches… This regulation is for everybody.
Has any case been made out below the brand new regulation?
No, to this point, no such case has come to (my) discover.
Within the final session of Meeting, there was no Query Hour for starred questions. Why did the federal government not summon the session in time to allow dialogue on starred questions?
However we did have precedence questions (these requested on brief discover throughout the session)…This time, because of heavy rains, officers and your entire administration was busy controlling the rain scenario…When a query is requested within the Meeting, your entire system – proper from the highest officer until the bottom official – get busy in gathering info to provide a response. The precedence this time was to make sure that farmers and customary folks don’t face difficulties which stored the administration busy…This time, we obtained 140% rain (in comparison with a traditional monsoon). So, because of heavy rain which was above regular, we stored the session managed. It was not intentional, however solely due to the circumstances.
Why has the federal government not taken a choice on livestreaming the Meeting proceedings?
It’s into consideration. Discussions are on about professionals and cons (of reside streaming).
After the Patidar agitation, many community-based organisations are searching for authorities assist in coaching their youths to get into civil providers. How do you see this pattern?
It’s to provide encouragement to the scholars (to get into civil providers)…Each group stays involved in regards to the training and employment of their youths and so, they naturally categorical their sentiments.
