Cabinet to discuss COVID-19, CM hints at new guidelines
The Hindu
Challenge is cases restricted to a few districts whereas the pandemic is in control in other places
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai hinted that the government will announce a new set of COVID-19 guidelines after a discussion on all issues related to the pandemic during the State Cabinet meeting on December 9.
In view of the emergence of clusters, Mr. Bommai said, “All details pertaining to Covid-19 will be presented before the cabinet on December 9. Whatever is happening with regard to the Omicron variant and the developments taking place in Covid-19 clusters will be placed before the cabinet.”
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists