Punjab provides Rs 50L to corona warrior’s family
Chandigarh: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday provided Rs 50 lakhs with a ‘letter of gratitude’ to kin of ‘corona warrior’ multi-purpose health worker (female) late Paramjit Kaur under special health insurance cover scheme who was died in line of duty due to corona virus. Sidhu said that 52 years old Paramjit of Lohgarh village (Barnala), was a luminous and diligent officer of the Health Department, and was tested positive while performing her duty as the frontline worker. The Minister assured the family that soon, all benefits, such as a government job on compassionate ground to one family member and an ex-gratia would also be provided to the family.
CMD OF PSPCL hails field staff for 24x7 supply
Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) chairman-cum-managing director A Venu Prasad on Wednesday appreciated the services, efforts and outstanding role of Powercom’s field officers or officials for providing uninterrupted 24X7 power supply to all kinds of healthcare institutions, hospitals, and quarantine centers, since lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite of COVID-19, PSPCL has been providing daily eight hours uninterrupted power supply to its 14 lakh agricultural tubewell consumers during paddy season and 24 hours uninterrupted power supply to all other categories of consumers,” he said. Prasad said that inspite of COVID-19, PSPCL has achieved several other milestones also, like PSPCL has surpassed hydel energy production target set by Central Electricity Authority for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 from its own hydel projects, it has has launched an aggressive campaign against power theft in the state and yielded excellent results which will improve billing efficiency and bring down the losses.