Delhi government plans to make Failure to dispose of medical waste as per the new rules Criminal Offense with a jail term of five years or a fine of Rs 1 lakh or both, the Delhi Government said on Friday. The Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, has been superseded by the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Deputy Chief Minister , inaugurating a workshop on implementation of Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016, stressed on the need for creating awareness about the rule and added that healthcare facilities, including hospitals, nursing homes and clinics, should be sensitised on the matter.
The new rule covers all persons who generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose, or handle biomedical waste in any form. As per the new rules, laboratory waste, microbiological waste, blood samples and blood bags should be pre-treated through disinfection or…
