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]]>P.M Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 5 p.m. on Monday, hours after announcing the same on Twitter. Here are the key takeaways –
* From June 21, the Centre will provide free Covid vaccine to all citizens above 18 years of age.
* None of the state governments will have to spend anything on the vaccine.
* Out of the total vaccines being produced in the country, the Centre will buy 75 per cent and give it to states for free.
* Private hospitals will continue to have access to 25 per cent of all vaccines.
* Private hospitals will be able to charge a maximum service charge of Rs 150 for a single dose after the fixed price of the vaccine.
* Today seven companies in the country are producing different types of Covid-19 vaccines.
* The trial of three more vaccines is in an advanced stage.
* Research continuing on a nasal spray vaccine, which if successful can significantly boost India’s vaccination drive.
* India launched not one but two ‘Made in India’ vaccines within a year.
* Our scientists have shown that India is not lagging behind big countries. More than 23 crore vaccine doses have been administered in India.
* Due to the continuous efforts and hard work, the supply of vaccine is going to increase in the coming days.
* Today the government has decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will now be extended till Diwali.
In this time of the pandemic, the government is standing by the poor with every need, as their partner.
* By November, free food grains will be available in fixed quantity every month to more than 80 crore countrymen.
* Be aware of rumours about vaccines. I urge youngsters to raise awareness about benefits of vaccination.
* Covid protocol most important weapon against a virus that is unseen and that keeps changing.
* India is witnessing the second wave of Covid-19 and we are still fighting.
* India has gone through a lot of pain during this battle; many lost their loved ones, my condolences to all such families.
* This is the biggest epidemic in the last hundred years, it is a tragedy. The modern world had neither seen nor experienced such an epidemic. Our country has fought together on many fronts with such a big global pandemic.
* During the second wave, the demand for medical oxygen in India increased unimaginably in April and May. Never in India’s history the need for medical oxygen been felt in such quantity.
* To meet this need, work was done on a war footing. All government machinery was engaged.
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]]>The Prime Minister announced free ration for the poor under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana till Diwali.
P.M Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 5 p.m. on Monday, hours after announcing the same on Twitter.He said that the government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Diwali in the wake of the 2nd Covid-19 wave in the country.
“Today, the central government has decided that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana will be extended till Diwali. During this time to crisis, the government is with the poor. Free food grains will be available in fixed quantity every month for over 800 million citizens till November,” the Prime Minister said.
The scheme was earlier rolled out for three months from April 2020 soon after the nationwide lockdown was announced to combat the COVID-19. The scheme was later extended till November 2020.
In June 30, 2020, in a televised address to the nation, the prime minister said over Rs 90,000 crore will be spent on the programme’s extension.
Prime Minister Modi did not reveal the expenditure that the Centre will incur in the current phase of the scheme in his today’s address.
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Narmadaben used to live with her children in the New Ranip area of the city.
PM Modi’s younger brother Prahlada Modi said that our aunt Narmadaben has passed away. She was admitted to the civil hospital 10 days ago due to a corona infection. Her condition was continuously deteriorating due to infection. She breathed her last today.
There were 265 more deaths due to corona virus in Uttar Pradesh, 32,993 new cases were received.
Prahlada Modi said that Narmada Ben’s husband and his uncle Jagjivan Das Modi had passed away long ago. He was the younger brother of PM Modi’s father Damodardas Modi.
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]]> In the last several days, more than three lakh cases of corona virus are coming in the country and more than two thousand people are dying.
However, on Tuesday, a slight decline has been observed in the daily cases of corona. More than 3.23 lakh cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
Here Karuna Shukla, niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has died from Corona. Railways have so far supplied 450 tonnes of oxygen.
Australia has canceled all flights from India by 15 May. Hearing in Supreme Court regarding lack of oxygen. Curfew imposed in Gujarat and in nine cities.
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]]>At a time when there is a festive season in the country and the market is growing crowded and there is talk of flying social flags in many places.PM said people should not forget that even though the lockdown is gone But the corona virus is not yet gone.
He tried to explain his point through the couplets of Sant Kabir and a Soratha of Ramcharit Manas.
In his address, the Prime Minister said that Sant Kabir has said, ‘Look at ripe farming, farmers are proud. There is a lot of baggage, you know when you come home ..
‘The PM said that many farmers are happy after seeing the crop ripened in the field, but the crop can not be considered fully ripened until the work is completed.
What he meant to say is that one should not be negligent until success is achieved. Through this couplet of Saint Kabir, the PM tried to explain that until the vaccine of Corona comes, we should not let the battle weaken a whole lot.
Taking forward his point about the Corona epidemic and the precautions to be taken to deal with it. PM Modi said that if there are many instructive things in the Ramcharit Manas, there are warnings. That means enemies, diseases, fire, sins, masters and snakes should not be considered small.
Referring to the Ramcharit Manas, the PM gave the message that the disease should not be taken lightly until it is fully cured, there is no laxity until the medicine is done. He said that the festival time is a time of joy but little carelessness is heavy May be required.
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