Public health Bill referred to select committee
The Hindu
Comprehensive Act needed to check spread of communicable diseases: Veena
The Assembly on Wednesday referred the Kerala Public Health Bill, 2021 to a 15-member select committee chaired by the Health and Family Welfare Minister.
Two other Bills taken up for discussion on the day, the Kerala State Medical Practitioners Bill, 2021 and the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 were referred to the Health Subject Committee after discussion.
Replying to the discussions on the Public Health Bill, Health Minister Veena George said the State needed a comprehensive Act for checking the spread of communicable diseases and for the department to make effective and coordinated interventions, including legal measures as necessary. For this, the department needed statutory powers.