The Union Home Ministry has issued an order to ensure easy supply of oxygen from one state to another.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has given a clear order to the transport authorities that vehicles carrying oxygen from one state to another state should be given an open exemption.
With this, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that no authority should take control of vehicles carrying oxygen supplies in a particular area or district.
Compounding the problem has been the move by many states to disallow local oxygen manufacturers from supplying oxygen to other states as directed by the Centre. The latest directives make it clear that state authorities cannot force oxygen carrying vehicles to supply only to specific areas.
No restriction to be imposed on the movement of medical oxygen between the states and transport authorities shall be instructed to accordingly allow free inter-state movement of oxygen carrying vehicles
No restrictions to be imposed on oxygen manufacturers and suppliers to limit the oxygen supplies only to the hospitals of the state/UT in which they are located.
The District Magistrates/ Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendents of Police/ Superintendents of Police/ Deputy Commissioners of Police will be personally liable for implementation of the measures. (PTK)
