New Delhi:The sub-committee formed under the aegis of an inter-ministerial committee to deal with draft legislation on the issue of violence against doctors has drafted a 'deterrent' law which envisages a punishment of seven years for the offenders.
The Union Health Ministry had set up an inter-ministerial committee to draft a law, after protests by doctors citing unsafe working environment.
The sub-committee includes representatives from different ministries, various medical associations and government as well as non-governmental agencies.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Dr RV Asokan the Secretary-General of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and a member of the sub-committee, said the draft law will have an overriding effect on all state legislation and will fall under the concurrent list.
"It will become a cognisable and non-bailable offence. There will be a provision for compensation for the doctor under attack and the institution," Asokan said.