Rajya Sabha on September 19, 2020 passed the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
- The Bill amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 to include protections for healthcare service personnel combating epidemic diseases and expands the powers of the central government to prevent the spread of such diseases.
- The Bill repeals the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance that was promulgated in April 2020.
- The legislation makes harm, injury, hurt or danger to the life of healthcare service personnel as a cognizable and non-bailable offence.
- It has provisions of imprisonment from three months to five years and a fine between 50 thousand rupees to two lakh rupees.
(Source: AIR)
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