Free treatment for acid attack victims

The Supreme Court recently, while disposing off a 2006 PILordered that the state governments should provide that the acid attack victims are given free treatment including medicines and expensive reconstruction surgeries. The Court also directed the medical council of India to issue directives to all private hospitals to implement the said order. The court further ordered that the hospital upon receiving an acid attack victim should issue a certificate/document stating that the said person is an acid attack victim and such certificate would ensure that the victim gets further free treatment at later dates.
The court ordered that acid should be listed as a scheduled substance to curb its sale. Acid should be purchased only after showing photo identity card showing an address proof and not to be sold to anyone under the age of eighteen years.
The court ordered that acid attacks be made non-bailable offence and further ordered that a minimum compensation of three lakhs rupees be given to the victim for after care and rehabilitation and out of this amount one lakh should be given within fifteen days of the government getting the notice of the attack.
The court asked the state governments to issue directive to chief secretaries of state to give directions to the district magistrates to increase awareness about this subject.