Overview
- Chief Secretary Manoj Pant led an emergency review at Nabanna with senior health and police officials, hospital administrators, and district authorities to address safety in government medical facilities.
- The government mandated police verification for all outsourced and contractual workers and ordered vetting of the hiring agencies that supply them.
- Directives include expanding and monitoring CCTV coverage, enforcing uniforms and visible ID for security staff, tightening entry and visitor controls, and providing specialized training for guards.
- Hospital administrations were told to submit prompt action plans with district-level coordination, and the state said it will audit compliance, while a timeline for full implementation was not specified.
- Initial implementation is underway at Siliguri District Hospital with added surveillance and restricted visiting, and police have arrested the SSKM molestation suspect under POCSO as well as three accused in the Uluberia case.