To tackle the systemic safety issues faced by medical professionals, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) directed the formation of a National Task Force to provide nationwide recommendations on the procedures to be implemented.

A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued the order in a suo motu case concerning the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital in Kolkata.

The National Task Force (NTF) is tasked with providing recommendations on the procedures to be implemented nationwide to ensure the safety of medical professionals.

The members of the National Task Force are as follows:

1. Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin AVSM, VSM, Director General Medical Services (Navy).

2. Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology & AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad.

3. Dr. M Srinivas, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences( AIIMS), Delhi.

4. Dr.Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS, Bangalore.

5. Dr. Goverdhen Dutt Puri, Executive Director, AIIMS Jodhpur.

6. Dr.Saumitra Rawat, Chairperson, Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology & Member Board of Management, Gangaram Hospital, Delhi.

7. Prof.Anita Saxena, Vice Chancellor, Pandit DD Sharma Medical University, Rohtak

8. Dr.Pallavi Saple, Dean Grant Medical College Mumbai & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai

9. Dr. Padma Srivastav, former professor, Neurology Dept, AIIMS Delhi and currently serving as Chairperson of Neurology, Paras Health.

The following officials will serve as ex-officio members of the National Task Force (NTF):

(a) The Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India,  
(b) The Home Secretary to the Government of India,  
(c) The Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,  
(d) The Chairperson of the National Medical Commission, and  
(e) The President of the National Board of Examinations.