Amend coverage on personal drug rehab centres, CM urged
Chandigarh, February 9
The Punjab Drug Rehabilitation Centres Union (PDRCU) has sought the fast intervention of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to free them from the alleged “regressive coverage” enacted in the course of the Congress regime resulting from which the drug rehabilitation centres being run within the personal sector are on the verge of closure. It could render over 2,000 individuals jobless, the union mentioned.
Addressing a press meet right here, Kunal Lakhanpal, president, PDRCU, mentioned that as per the rules promulgated in 2011 on the intervention of the Excessive Courtroom, drug rehabilitation centres are required to have in-house counsellors and weekly visits by an MBBS physician and psychiatrist on the rehab centre.
“In 2020, the earlier Congress authorities in Punjab — ignoring the 2011 Excessive Courtroom tips foisted a brand new coverage on drug rehabilitation centres being run by personal gamers. It mandates that each rehab centre ought to have a everlasting MBBS physician and in addition a psychiatrist on its payroll. It’s illogical as no drugs is to be given at these centres,” added Lakhanpal.
The PDRCU members contended that the brand new coverage would result in excessive working prices, which they can not meet given the actual fact they run small centres.