Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged his Ministers to stay in touch with people of their respective regions and asked them to ensure that local level problems related to Covid pandemic crisis are promptly identified and addressed.
In the meeting, Prime Minister apprised the Council of Ministers of the measures taken by the Government to overcome the Covid second wave. The meeting noted that the present pandemic crisis is “once in a century crisis” and has thrown a big challenge for the world.
“Modi said all arms of the Government are working unitedly and rapidly to deal with the situation. He also urged the Ministers to stay in touch with people of their respective regions, help them and keep getting their feedback. He stressed upon the need to ensure that issues at the local level are promptly identified and addressed. The Council reviewed all the efforts made in the last 14 months by the Central and State Governments and the people of India,” said Government in a statement.
Modi said the measures being taken to further ramp up their supply and availability were also pointed out. The support measures to the vulnerable population in the form of provision of food grains and financial support to Jan Dhan account holders were also pointed out, he said.
“It was also noted that India could successfully produce two vaccines and there are many candidates at the various stages of approval and induction. More than 15 crore vaccinations have been done as on date. The council of Ministers also stressed the importance of Covid appropriate behaviour - wearing a mask, keeping the physical distance of 6 feet, and washing hands frequently,” said the Government.
The Council reiterated that the participation of society is a key aspect to accomplish the gigantic task ahead and expressed confidence that the country will rise to the occasion and defeat the virus.