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]]>The programme, which will start at 111 training centres spread over 26 states, aims to train over 1 lakh Covid frontline workers across the country as announced by the Government of India.
The programme aims to skill and upskill over 1 lakh Covid-warriors – frontline workers including doctors, medical and healthcare staff, clearing staff etc. The training will be imparted to Covid warriors in six customized job roles namely home care support, basic care support, advanced care support, emergency care support, sample collection support, and medical equipment support.
The course has been designed as a special programme under the Central Component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0, with a total financial outlay of Rs. 276 crore. The programme will create skilled non-medical healthcare workers to fill the present and future needs of manpower in the health sector..
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]]>CM reminded P.M Modi that his AAP government had supported the centre on various matters of “national interest” and asked for similar consideration in this case.
“Till date, I have supported you in all the work of national interest, you should also support us for the same. The scheme should be implemented in the whole country during the COVID times. We are ready to do whatever amendments the Central government wants to make to this scheme. I request you with folded hands on behalf of 70 lakh poor people of Delhi, Sir, please do not stop this scheme,” CM Kejriwal wrote in his letter to the Prime Minister.
In his letter to the PM, Kejriwal said the scheme should be implemented across the country in view of COVID-19 otherwise ration shops will act as “super-spreaders”.
Kejriwal had earlier alleged that the doorstep ration delivery scheme announced by his government was unnecessarily stalled by the Centre.
Addressing an online conference CM said “People are distressed that the central government is fighting everyone. If we fight like this how will we tackle Covid – 19.” He also said ” The Delhi government did not require the Centre’s approval for the implementation of the scheme , but it sought permission five times to avoid any dispute.”
The AAP chief pointed out that the scheme will finish the powerful ration mafia in Delhi whom he had fought while working in Delhi’s slums 17 years ago and faced attacks several times.
“If you stand with the ration mafia, who will stand with the poor people,” the chief minister said, adding that the scheme was intended to benefit 72 lakh people in the national capital.
This ration mafia has strong connections which are evident now as they got the doorstep delivery scheme rejected, he said and added that the Delhi government had made all preparations and was going to launch it in a few days.
He said one reason given by the Centre for rejecting the scheme was that a case has been filed by some ration shop owners in the high court. But the court did not stay the scheme and even the central government did not raise any objection there, the chief minister said.
“Even the name of the scheme was changed after the objection of the central government and yet they are saying no approval was sought. How else do you get approval?” he questioned. The chief minister claimed that it was being said by some central government officers that the Delhi government cannot take credit for the scheme by using the ration provided by the Centre.
“I am not doing this for credit. Please allow implementation of doorstep delivery of ration scheme and I will myself tell everyone that it was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Kejriwal said.
He claimed that this ration does not belong to the BJP or the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) but to the people of the country. He stated “It is the responsibility of both of us that it reaches the people without theft.
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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 –
Centre to provide free vaccines for all adults from June 21
* 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.
Trial of 3 more vaccines in advanced stage
* 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.
Free ration scheme to continue till Diwali
* 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.
Continue to follow Covid protocol
* 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 continues to fight second wave of Covid-19
* 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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P.M Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 5 p.m. on Monday, hours after announcing the same on Twitter.He said that from June 21, the Centre will provide free vaccines to the states for all citizens above the age of 18 years. “The Government of India itself will buy 75% of the total vaccine production from vaccine manufacturers and give it free to the state governments,” PM Modi announced.
In his address to the nation he said, vaccine supply will be increasing in the coming days. Seven companies in the country are producing different vaccines, 3 vaccine trials at advanced stage. He also added , to increase vaccine availability, the process of procuring vaccines from abroad has been sped up. Experts have also expressed concerns about children. In this direction, the trial of two vaccines is underway. Research is being conducted for a nasal vaccine in the country.
He said that in a major shift in the previous vacccine procurement policy, introduced on May 1 in which the states had to procure 25% of the vaccines from vaccine makers, the Centre will do it on behalf of the sates and supply it to them free of cost.
“A lot of demands were raised that the states should get rights for managing the Covid-19. The states demanded vaccine decentralisation and questions were raised on why senior citizens were vaccinated first. After giving it a lot of thought, we changed the way vaccinations were done. We gave 25% of the work to the states. Now they have started to realise the difficulty the work involves,” the Prime Minister said.
He said the states will be informed about the number of doses they will be getting a week before the supply. “There shouldn’t be differences and debates over vaccines,” he added.
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]]>Mr. Ramesh was reacting to a news report that 25 First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered in connection with posters that surfaced across the capital questioning Mr Modi on the vaccination policy in a sarcastic tone.
Putting up critical posters against PM is now a crime? Is India run by the Modi Penal Code now? Is the Delhi Police so jobless in the middle of a raging pandemic?? I am putting up posters on my compound wall tomorrow. Come get me. @DelhiPolice @AmitShah,” tweeted Mr Ramesh, a sitting Rajya Sabha member, tagging Home Minister Amit Shah besides Delhi Police.
Delhi Police said that at least 25 persons had been arrested in connection with the cases.
Earlier in the week, posters were found pasted on walls and boards with the message: “Modi ji humare bachon ka vaccine videsh kyon bhej diya?” (Why did you send our children’s vaccines abroad?), after which all the districts where the posters were found registered FIRs under relevant sections of the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, Delhi Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code.
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Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday release the 8th installment of a financial benefit of Rs.19000 cr. to benefit more than 9.5 cr. farmers under the PM Kisan Yojna. It also includes the beneficiaries of West Bengal for the first time.
Under the scheme, farmers of the West Bengal got economic benefit for the first time on Friday. Under this scheme, which started 2 years ago, an amount of 2 thousand rupees was transferred to the account of 7.03 lakh farmers of West Bengal.
This scheme could not implement in West Bengal because there were differences between the central government and state government on various other aspects including the data of the farmers who were the beneficiaries of the scheme. On this occasion, Modi said, ‘Today the first installment has reached to million of farmers of West Bengal. As soon as the names of farmers from the states are received by the central government, the number of beneficiaries farmers will increase further.’
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]]>Everyday the number of corona patients is reaching beyond three and a half lakhs. The contribution of the Indian Army and the Armed Forces is also proving to be important in dealing with the Corona epidemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly meeting with the Chiefs of the Army and the Armed Forces, in this episode, on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Army Chief Manoj Narwane and discussed in detail the help and preparedness being provided by the Army against the epidemic.
General MM Narwane told the Prime Minister that Army medical staff are serving in different states. Also, temporary military hospitals have been opened in the states.
Army medical staff working in hospitals The army chief also informed PM Modi about the help provided by the army in the management of oxygen tankers and vehicles. Let me tell you that in the past, CDS General Bipin Rawat and PM Modi reviewed the preparations and operations being done by the armed forces to deal with the corona epidemic.
After meeting the PM, Bipin Rawat had told that all the medical staff retired in the last two years will serve in the Corona centers near their homes. Also, all medical officers posted in the same headquarters of the Navy and Air Force will be posted in the nearby hospitals.
Significantly, on Thursday, there have been recorded cases of corona virus infection in the country so far. 3,79,257 new cases have been reported. With this, the total infection cases in the country have increased to 1,83,76,524. While the death figures are also blown up.
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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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