Amit Shah’s announcement: Doctors will not be held guilty of death due to medical negligence
Amit Shah's announcement: Doctors will not be held guilty of death due to medical negligence
During the discussion on the bills in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made an important statement. He said that doctors will not be held guilty in the death of a patient due to medical negligence. Earlier, cases were registered against doctors in such cases.
IMA had given the proposal
Shah said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the demand made by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). IMA had made an old demand that cases should not be filed against doctors on the death of the patient.
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