In a significant development, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday directed the health department to immediately pass an order by which the licences of all nursing homes will automatically be renewed till March 31, 2021.
The nursing home owners of Delhi along with senior members of Delhi Medical Council (DMC) and Delhi Medical Association (DMA) on Wednesday met the Chief Minister and flagged the renewal of licences as a very significant issue.
In that meeting, the owners of the nursing homes flagged the issue that every year there is a need to renew the licence to run these nursing homes. This year due to the COVID pandemic some of the nursing homes could not renew their licence after the month of March which is creating issues in the operations of these nursing homes.
President of Delhi Medical Council, Dr Arun Gupta thanked the Chief Minister for understanding the problems of the nursing home owners and immediately directed the health department to take the necessary steps. He said, "This will provide immediate relief to the nursing home owners."
Dr RK Gupta, ex-president of Delhi Medical Association said, "The Delhi government has taken commendable measures during the time of Corona, and have honored the private and government hospital and health care workers. The meeting with the nursing home owners was successful. We are very happy with the decision of the CM,” he said.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain was also present in the meeting.