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Nagpur: Finally, taking cognisance of the central government’s Disability Bill 2016, the Maharashtra government has issued a GR to implement the bill in the state from October 2. At GMCHs, the college dean will head the board and medical superintendent will be member secretary. At the city corporations, medical superintendent will head the board. Most welcome step in the new bill includes the three blood related disorders; sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and haemophilia. We had long been pursuing the issue with the chief minister, the medical education secretary, and the public health secretary..