19.05.21

Haryana to spend Rs 2.5 cr on Coronil kits

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The Haryana Government is likely to give about Rs 2.5 crore to Patanjali Industries of guru Baba Ramdev on the purchase of Coronil kits, which are to be distributed free of cost among Covid patients in the state.

Meanwhile, the state unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has opposed the distribution of the kits to Covid patients.

Health Minister Anil Vij, however, claimed that Patanjali had agreed to bear 50 per cent cost of the kits (costing Rs 500 each) aimed at boosting immunity. He said the kit was being given in addition to the regular medical treatment to the Covid patients.

Punjab CM launches chatbot to help home-isolated

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As part of Mission Fateh, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh launched a Punjab Covid Care WhatsApp chatbot for self-care during Home isolation, information on bed availability and vaccine centres, etc.

Patients in home isolation will be required to input their vitals and their condition would be monitored by experts who will advise them on the course of treatment. The service will be available in three languages English, Punjabi and Hindi. The announcement was made after a high-level virtual Covid review meeting chaired by Chief Minister.

Himachal Pradesh: Hospitality industry of Dalhousie crying for help

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Not only the Dalhousies tourism andhospitality industryis suffering due to coronavirus-induced restrictions including lockdown but in several cases, both the hotel owners and lessee are heading for a long drawn legal battle.

A hotel owner and former director ofHimachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporationinformed that as many as 9000 persons were, directly and indirectly, dependent on tourism who had either been laid off by the hotel or restaurant managements and were forced to do other menial jobs to meet both ends.

Almost 25% of the agreed lease amount was received made upfront to the hotel owners while the remaining 75% was paid by June. On an Average Rs 80000 to Rs 1.5 lakh is the lease amount of a room for the financial year.

Taking note of complaints that many hospitals are refusing treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana (AAUY) and State Government Health Scheme (SGHS) despite being in the panel of these schemes, the chairman of State Health Agency D K Kotia has ordered punitive action against such hospitals. He directed the director hospital Management of the SHA to initiate action against the hospitals that are refusing treatment under PMJAY, AAUY and SGHS to the beneficiaries and those who are charging money from patients.

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He said that such hospitals can be removed from the list of panels of these schemes and punitive action under Clinical Establishment Act, Uttarakhand Epidemic Diseases, Covid 19 regulation 2020 and Epidemic Diseases Act 1987 would be taken against them.

As the country battles the second wave of coronavirus, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has focused on maintaining continuity of employment for people of the state, both in cities and villages. The government has directed the authorities concerned to provide speedy approval to investment proposals to create job avenues for the urban population while offering jobs under MNREGA and other schemes to the rural population to avert large-scale unemployment, which was witnessed last year.

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The has decided to set up a number of industrial and IT parks to create job opportunities for the youth on a massive scale. Decks have been cleared for the setting up of industrial parks in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Agra, Moradabad and Azamgarh. Lands have already been identified for the parks in these districts so that willing investors could get land at reasonable rates. Apart from this, the government will start building IT parks in Bareilly, Lucknow, Aligarh and Saharanpur from next month. An IT park will provide EMPLOYMENT for at least 5,000 youths.

Besides, the state government is trying to ensure continuous supply of raw materials to small industries so that their production did not get interrupted and authorities have been directed to ensure smooth functioning of industries to avoid shutting down of units leading to Unemployment.

harkhand has clinched the first position in the recent ranking released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, based on the progress of the implementation of the Smart City Mission’s schemes running in different 100 cities of the Country’s 36 states and union territories.

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At the same time, Jharkhand’s Capital Ranchi has risen to 12th position in terms of progress of the ongoing mission plans in 100 cities. On the other hand, Delhi is at number 11 in the list of States and Union Territories and Bihar at number 27 and New Delhi is at number 41 and Bihar Capital Patna at 68th position in the list of cities. The Urban and Housing Development Department, Government of Jharkhand informed this through a press note.

The Government of Jharkhand and Chief Minister, Hemant Soren are very serious about the development of Ranchi Smart City. Earlier, Soren and Chief Secretary, Sukhdeo Singh have also expressed satisfaction over the progress of the ongoing development plans in the Smart City during their review meetings and assured the people that the city would develop in line with the aspirations of the people.

Set up community kitchen at every block headquarters, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

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CM Nitish Kumar took stock of the arrangement and facilities at community kitchen centres in 22 districts on Monday via a virtual tour through video conferencing from the Sankalp hall of his residence.

CM also spoke to some of the beneficiaries and asked visitors about the facilities and quality of food being served at the centres.

He asked the beneficiaries about the meals served, what they get in the meals and how many members from their family get their food from the kitchens, and if they face any difficulty in getting a meal from the government-run kitchens, among others.

The Health Department said it has ordered microbiological surveillance in all government and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh.

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Health Director Neeraj Bansod told deans of all government medical colleges, chief medical and health officers of all districts and civil surgeons-cum-hospital superintendents to ensure microbiological surveillance and send reports to the state surveillance unit every week.

In the last few days, cases of Covid patients getting infected with infections like fungus and bacteria have come to the notice in government and private hospitals, an official order said.

PM Narendra Modi appreciates Madhya Pradesh’s model of corona management

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Prime MinisterNarendra Modi appreciated the public participation model adopted byMadhya Pradeshfor corona management.

Modi said that Crisis Management Groups have been formed at the district, block and panchayat levels in MP and representatives of all the have been included in the group. This is the best way to connect with the public.

The Prime Minister said that if other states also work like Madhya Pradesh in the direction of involving political parties in the fight against corona, it will prove to be more effective.

Make rural service for doctors compulsory: Gujarat high court

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As Covid-19 spreads rapidly inrural areasand the administration struggles to find trained medical staff, theGujarathigh court on Monday saidmedical staffshould compulsorily serve in rural areas.

During the hearing of the suo motu PIL on Covid-19, the bench of Bela Trivedi and Justice Bargav Karia said that the court was concerned about the rapid spread of the disease in rural areas. They saidtesting facilitiesare not adequately available there and reports come in late, resulting in delayed treatment.

The government counsel conceded that districts are not in as good a position as urban areas, and therefore the state governments focus is now on rural areas. The HC asked the government to place on record by May 24 the details about PHCs, CHCs and whether they are functional and have the required medical staff.