 bill no 48 of  2018 the compulsory first-aid training in schools bill, 2018 byshri shivaji adhalrao patil, mp a billto provide for compulsory first aid training to students in schools in the countrybe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of  india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the compulsory first-aid training in schools act, 2018short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force with immediate effectdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;5(b) "first-aid" means emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid may be obtained;(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and(d) "school" means—(i) a school established, owned or controlled by the appropriate government or a local authority or a non-governmental organisation; or10(ii) an aided school receiving aid or grants to meet whole or part of its expenses from the appropriate government or the local authority or a non-governmental organisation; or(iii) an educational institution managed by a private entity, society or a trust,15which imparts education at elementary, secondary or senior secondary level3 from such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette specify, training of first-aid shall be compulsorily imparted in all schoolscompulsory training of first-aid in schools compulsory first-aid training204 (1) the appropriate government shall, include compulsory first-aid training intheory and practical of the curriculum from ninth to the twelfth standard irrespective of stream of study selected by the student(2) the appropriate government shall evaluate the curriculum regarding first-aid training from time to time and also issue necessary directions to schools within its jurisdiction5 the appropriate government shall issue certificates to all students who successfullycomplete first-aid trainingappropriate government to issue certificates256 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state governments of carrying out the purposes of this actcentralgovernmentto provide funds power to issue directions307 the central government shall issue such directions to the state government or, asthe case may be, the local authority, as it may deem fit for the purposes of implementation of the provisions of this actpower to make rules8 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act35 40(2) every rules made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects  and reasonsthousands of lives in our country are lost every year, due to lack of trained and skillful citizens for providing medical first-aid to victims of accidents and absence of primary healthcare system in many parts of the country accidents and emergency situations are not always completely preventable or unavoidable in some situations if the patients do not receive basic first-aid immediately their situation may deteriorate rapidly without proper first-aid, a simple injury could become severe and in some cases fatalities can occur as a result of lack of immediate medical treatmenta trained and skillful person in providing medical first-aid becomes more than just another bystander, but extends life saving support not only to a victim, but also helps the professional emergency responders and medical practitionersin its most basic form, first-aid is the initial assistance given to a victim of injury or illness basic first-aid knowledge is comprised of relatively simple techniques and procedures that can be performed with limited equipment and is typically carried out until professional medical assistance arrives first-aid can and often lessens the severity of an emergency in a given time and place by being able to provide basic care one can stabilize a patient until emergency medical services arrives first-aid training teaches how to use basic household items as tools if a first-aid kit is not available while it is natural for most of us to rush to support any injured person, a trained person is more reliable, confident and in control of himself and his actions while in traumatic situationsin our country, training in first-aid has always been a neglected subject if compulsory first-aid training is given to students, a wide population of our country shall become trained in providing first-aid services and many lives will be saved in emergency situationshence this billnew delhi;shivaji adhalrao patiljanuary 17, 2018 financial memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides for inclusion of first-aid training compulsorily in school curriculum from ninth to twelfth standard clause 5 provides for the central government to issue certificates to all students who have successfully completed first-aid training clause  6 provides that the central government shall provide adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this act the expenditure relating to state governments shall be borne out of the consolidated funds of states concerned the expenditure in relation to union territories shall be incurred from the consolidated fund of india the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees five hundred crores may involve as recurring expenditure per annuma non-recurring expenditure of rupees one hundred crores is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 5 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative powers is of a normal character lok  sabha———— a billto provide for compulsory first aid training to students in schools in the country————(shri shivaji adhalrao patil, mp)mgipmrnd—4091ls(s3)—19-02-2018