-SATISH HANDA

Haryana s Chief Minister recently in a meeting with MPs, Rajya Sabha Members, MLAs and senior party leaders decided to introduce Property Loss Recovery Law- 2021 and Clinical Establishment Act in the state. Haryana Governor Satya Dev Narain has already approved a new law after several incidents of robbing and damaging private as well as government properties during agitations including Jaat Reservation, arrest of Sant Rampal, during punishment to Dera Sacha Sauda Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim and the recent ongoing farmers agitation in past sometime in which huge public as well as government properties of value worth over thousands crores were damaged by the protestors.

Talking to media persons Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said such unfortunate incidents in which private as well as government properties were damaged by the protesting agitators causing heavy financial loss cannot be permitted in the state and a Tribunal has been formed led by the Chairman – a senior retired Judge to deal with such cases supported by a senior police officer of DGP rank and a Claim Commissioner. Vij said, decision has been taken, in case of damage to any movable or immovable property during an agitation a complaint will be lodged with the Deputy Commissioner for the recovery of losses and the case will be forwarded to Tribunal for prompt action in the case and provide suitable compensation to the owner of damaged property suffered losses by the organisers of protest up to amount worth Rs 10 crore.. He further told that in case the amount towards damages is not paid immediately a legal action will be taken in this regard for recovery of damages along with amount of interest and their properties as well as bank account will be sealed by the government to recover compensation amount.

Anil Vij said, efforts are being made to improve health sector in Haryana state, when Union Minister Rao Inderjit suggested to take action against few COVID private hospitals in the state allegedly charging much higher amount from patients suffering from Corona virus. Supporting the issue, Vidhan Sabha speaker Gian Chand Gupta said, large numbers of such complaints have been received in which private hospitals have charged drastically higher rates for the treatment of patients admitted in their hospitals for which decision was taken to introduce a new Clinical Establishment Act and take action against such hospitals charging excess amount towards treatment of Corona patients. Gupta suggested to get audited the bills of private hospitals against whom complaints of over-charging have been received and in case embezzlements as regard over charging towards oxygen. Medicines and ‘Remdesivir’ injections are found not only the excess charged amount will be refunded to patients but FIRs will be registered against these hospitals alongwith cancellation of their license

In a virtual meeting, Haryana government in order to prepare for third variant of COVID-19  expected in future discussed measures to improve the infrastructure of health sector in the state.Rao said, in-spite of the fact oxygen was supplied to private COVID hospitals by the state government but some of the hospitals were least bothered to listen to their requests and has been charging excess amount. He demanded DCs of all districts should be given powers to take action against private hospitals cheating patients. Meanwhile, Manohar Lal Khatter Chief Minister said,infrastructure of all government hospitals in the state especially Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres in Haryana state since most of these health centres are not having diesel generating sets and facing shortage of doctors, staff nurses and para-medical staff. Chief Miniistersaid thatthere is proposal to install oxygen plants in all 135 community health centres in the state.