Rajasthan Quarantine Management Committee Constituted

As migrant population starts returning to home state in numbers, Rajasthan government has formed Quarantine Management Committee  at Ward, Village, Block, District & State level for effective quarantine mechanism at the grassroots level. The committees were formed after state chief minister Ashok Gehlot held a meeting with all the district collectors.

To prevent the spread of Covid-19 pandemic at the community level, the state government has issued order for mandatory quarantine of people coming from other states for a period of 14 days, under the Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020. The communities formed at different levels are as follows:

State Level Quarantine Management Committee

• A seven-member state-level Quarantine Management committee, headed by the additional chief secretary (ACS), Veenu Gupta has been constituted.
• The state-level committee will review the arrival, registration, and quarantine arrangement for migrant workers and submit its report daily to Rajeeva Swarup, ACS, home.
• Other Members & their Responsibilities:

District Level Quarantine Management Committee

• 12-member district committee,
• Headed by the collector.
• Members:
  1. District Collector
  2. Member of the legislative assembly (MLA)
  3. Member of Parliament (MP)
  4. Superintendent of police (SP),
  5. Chief executive officer (CEO) of the Zila Parishad,
  6. Chief district medical and health officer (CHMO)
  7. Superintendent, District Hospital 
  8. District food supply officer,
  9. District Education Officer,
  10. Commissioner of a municipal council,
  11. Executive Engineer – Public works department (PWD)
  12. Any other officer or Civil Representative Member nominated by the collector
• The committee will establish, review and ensure the security of Covid Care Centre (CCC), quarantine centre, screening, and home quarantine of migrant workers.

Sub-Divisional Level Quarantine Management Committee

• Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) will head a 10-member sub-division-level quarantine management panel.
• Other Members:
  1. Local MLA,
  2. Deputy SP,
  3. Development officer, Panchayat Samiti
  4. Block Medical & Health Officer
  5. Chief Block Education Officer
  6. Food supply officer
  7. Executive Officer Nagar Palika
  8. Tehsildar
  9. Other Public Representative / Govt. Officer appointed by the SDM
• They have been entrusted with the responsibility to review the CCC, screening, quarantine arrangements etc at the block level.

Village Panchayat Level Quarantine Management Committee

• Members:
  1. Panchayat Elementary Education Officer
  2. Patwari
  3. Sarpanch
  4. Village Development Officer
  5. Booth Level Officer (BLO)
  6. Beat Constable
  7. ANM
  8. Women Supervisor / Anganwadi Worker
  9. Other Public Representative / Govt. Officer appointed by the SDM
• The Committee has been entrusted with the responsibility to review the CCC, screening, quarantine arrangements etc and report the same to SDM.

Ward Level Quarantine Management Committee (For Urban Areas)

• Members
  1. Booth Level Representative (BLO)
  2. Ward Councillor 
  3. Cleanliness Supervisor 
  4. Beat Constable
  5. Health Worker / ANM
  6. Asha Sahyogini
  7. Other Public Representative / Govt. Officer appointed by the SDM
• The Committee has been entrusted with the responsibility to review the CCC, screening, quarantine arrangements etc and report the same to SDM.

Reference:

• Download Official Order – Hindi PDF