Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday directed the officers of the State Government to ensure regular medical check up of the people kept in institutional quarantine besides ensuring proper conditions of these quarantine centres.
Presiding over a video conference with Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers from Shimla, the Chief Minister said that a team of doctors must visit the quarantine centres so that people staying there get better health care facilities.
He said that aged people and chronic patients should be provided all the required health facilities and if required they should be shifted to health institutions, adding that proper facilities such as separate wash room must be ensured in these institutions. He said that if required, hotels could also be requisitioned to be used as institutional quarantine centres. He said that this would instill confidence amongst the people staying in these centres.
Thakur said that the district administration must ensure that prior information is provided to the elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions regarding arrival of Himachalis coming from other parts of the country.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government has started the national scheme ‘One Nation One Ration’ Scheme in the State to facilitate the migrant labourers, adding that it must be ensured that the migrant labourers get free food grain for two months. "Those labourers who do not have ration card would also be provided free five kilogram wheat or rice per person and one kilogram pulse per month", he added.
Thakur said efforts should be made to motivate the persons coming out from institutional and home quarantine to act as brand ambassadors to sensitize other people regarding social stigma associated with it.
Chief Secretary Anil Khachi, Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur, Director General of Police S.R. Mardi, Additional Chief Secretary Health R.D. Dhiman, Principal Secretaries J.C. Sharma, Onkar Sharma and Sanjay Kundu were present on the occasion.
CM THANKS REPRESENTATIVES OF PRIs FOR SUPPORT
Addressing the Panchayat Pradhans of various Gram Panchayats through video conferencing from Shimla, Thakur thanked the elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions for providing wholehearted support to the State Government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in an effective way.
The CM said representatives of the PRIs have also played a major role in providing face masks and food to the needy and the poor, adding that most of the Panchayats have also done a great work in motivating the people to maintain social distancing and use of face masks and face covers while going out of homes. He said that the representatives of PRIs have ensured availability of basic necessities to migrant labourers.
Thakur said the State Government has been getting SOS messages from thousands of Himachali people stranded in various parts of the country was and providing all possible help to bring them back.
H.P. SECRETARIAT SERVICES ASSOCIATION CONTRIBUTES RS 7 LAKH FOR HP SDMA COVID-19 SDRF
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was presented bank draft of Rs. seven lakh by President H.P. Secretariat Services (Gazetted Officers) Association Kultar Singh Rana on behalf of the officers of the Secretariat towards ‘HP SDMA Covid-19 State Disaster Response Fund’ here. Thakur said this gesture and said that this would go a long way in motivating the others to contribute generously towards this Fund. Senior Vice President of Association Rajesh Sharma, Vice President Ramdev, Joint Secretary Muneesh Sharma, Cashier Nisha Kashyap and Executive Members Diksha Sharma, Savita Thapa, Anita Singh, Amit Verma, Sarjeev Mehra and Ankush Sharma were also present on the occasion.