Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Right to Health
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7.41 A proposal for the establishment of a half-way home by an NGO—Akhil Bhartiya
Samajik Sansthan Sangh, Gwalior—an NGO of high reputation, has been pending with the
Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for more than three years. This NGO led
by a dynamic social worker Mrs. Meera Dawar has been running an adhoc half-way home
adjacent to the G.M.A since May, 2001 without getting any grant from the Centre or
State Governments.
H] Visit to Mental Hospitals
GB Pant Hospital, Agartala
7.42 NHRC Team comprising of Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao, Member and the Special Rapporteur
visited the G.B. Pant Hospital Agartala on 12-06-2004 to study the Hospital infrastructure,
available facilities and treatment and care of patients and their living conditions. The report of
the team was considered by Full Commission in its meeting on 30-07-2004 and a copy of the
same was sent to the Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura on 11.8.04 with the following
recommendations:
1. The hospital authorities should carry out periodical death reviews as a measure of
self-check.
2. Newly developed tele-medicine facility should be extended to other Districts and
Sub Divisional HQ. Hospitals of the State in order to make it more profitable.
3. Diagnostic and therapeutic facilities need to be upgraded in the Psychiatry Unit by
providing Clinical Psychologist and Psychiatric Social Worker. The pace of execution of
the National Mental Health Programme launched in two Districts of the State should
be speeded up.
4. Immediate steps should be taken to procure i) an Incinerator for waste disposal, ii) A fully
Automated Haemotology Analyser and iii) Mechanised Laundry.
5. The State should carry out periodic checks to ensure that BPL patients are fully exempted
from the fee charged for diagnostic tests. Data in support of this claim was requisitioned
for the last three years.
6. Remedial measures taken by the State Government to tackle the Gastroenteritis epidemic
reported from several parts of the State during the period March to May, 2004.
7.43 The ATR received from the Government of Tripura in December 2004 indicated satisfactory
level of compliance on all points except i) strengthening of the National Mental Health Programme:
and ii) upgradation of Psychiatry Unit. These are being pursued.
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