New Delhi:
The Delhi government will provide free treatment to victims of acid attack in private hospitals across the national capital.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has appointed his OSD as the nodal authority to coordinate the treatment of the victims.
"Acid attack victims will be provided free treatment in private hospitals by the Delhi government. The Health Minister has appointed his OSD as the nodal authority to coordinate the treatment of 35 victims," Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said.
Ms Maliwal along with five acid attack victims today met Jain and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to discuss their issues.
"Met Satender Jain Ji. Excellent: Sr Officer in Govt will oversee free treatment of acid attack victims in pvt hospital (sic)," Ms Maliwal tweeted.
"Their treatments are going on a daily basis and many of them have spent a lot of money on that. So the aim is to provide them free treatment in the best hospitals," Ms Maliwal said.
She said a task force will be set up to monitor their treatment and to take steps to prevent such incidents.
Mr Jain, who is also the Home Minister, has directed the DCW to submit to him a list of acid attack cases which are under trial, and said that senior and best prosecutors will fight for them.
"Many of these victims are still fighting for justice. The Home Minister has assured us that senior and best prosecutors will fight their cases," she said.
On the issue of providing jobs to acid attack victims, Ms Maliwal said they took up the matter with Mr Sisodia following which it was decided that "DCW will work on the profiling of these victims and recommend government jobs for them as per their demands and eligibility".
"Also apprised Satender Jain Ji about lack of supply of condoms in GB road. He has agreed to immediately organise the same (sic)," she said on Twitter.