First meeting of National Task Force set up in accordance with Supreme Court

New Delhi [India], August 27 : The first meeting of the National Task Force was set up in accordance with the Supreme Court on Tuesday under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary.

All members including the Home Secretary and Health Secretary were present at the meeting held.
Elaborate and detailed discussions were held on various issues by the NTF members where the members put forth their suggestions, as per a release by the Union Health Ministry.
Further, the members were informed that they have been approached directly by various stakeholders and have individually received almost 300 to 400 suggestions.

Additionally, a national portal has been created by the Health Ministry for seeking suggestions from individuals and different stakeholders across the country. It is operational as of today.
Suggestions of the major stakeholders and those received on the portal will be collated by Union Health Ministry for further consideration of NTF members.
The Health Secretary along with NTF members, will have wider consultations with various major stakeholders.
States have also been requested to provide information on the security measures available in medical institutions in the State.
A Google sheet has been shared with the States for this purpose.
Additionally, a meeting will be held tomorrow on August 28 through VC to discuss the short term measures regarding security of medical professionals with State Chief Secretaries and DGPs, as per the release.
The meeting will be co-chaired by Union Home Secretary and Union Health Secretary.