Kolkata: 3 member committee to look into improving hospital security
Kolkata: The West Bengal government will set up a three-member committee to improve security in government hospitals to prevent repetition of baby-stealing incident.
The decision was taken at a meeting at the secretariat today presided over by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Chief secretary Basudeb Banerjee, DG Purakayasta, Kolkata Police CP, health secretary Shukla were also present at the meeting.
State DG Surajit Kar Purakayasta, city police commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Health secretary Rajendra Shukla will form the three-member panel, Purakayasta told reporters.
"The decision has been taken to set up a three-member committee to decide on how to improve security arrangements at hospitals," Purakayasta said.
The DG said that to enhance the security in different government hospitals in the state ranging from different medical colleges as well as block-level medical facilities more CCTVs will be installed.
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