Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma donated Rs 1.5 crore from his MLA Local Area Development fund for the fight against novel coronavirus in Lucknow, Agra and Rae Bareli. He also announced to donate one month salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the treatment of patients and precautions to be taken to check the spread of the virus.
The deputy chief minister wrote to the chief development officer of Lucknow to release the fund to Lucknow, Agra and Rae Bareli districts, which are under his charge.
He also recommended that Rs 1 crore be issued to Lucknow and Rs 25 lakh each to Agra and Rae Bareli from this amount.
The fund will be used to buy equipment and other items necessary to protect people from coronavirus.
Sharma said that it was the first priority of the government to protect the common man from the infection.
“The state government is ready to tackle the coronavirus and arrangements have been made in this regard,” he said.
The deputy chief minister appealed to people to stay indoors to ensure lockdown, which was imperative for checking the spread of the coronavirus. He said people should leave their homes only in emergencies.
Sharma said the government had started doorstep delivery mechanism across the state and there would be no shortage of essential commodities.