Nagaland Officials Must Be Vaccinated Or Show Covid -ve Report To Get Salary
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The High Powered Committee (HPC) on Covid-19 took the decision on Friday in the interests of public health and safety, Chief Secretary J Alam said in an order.
Nagaland today said that it will not allow employees posted in the civil secretariat and directorate offices to join duty and that their salaries will be stopped if they are not vaccinated against coronavirus or fail to provide Covid negative certificates every 15 days. The High Powered Committee (HPC) on Covid-19 took the decision on Friday in the interests of public health and safety, Chief Secretary J Alam said in an order. "All employees/staff in the Nagaland Civil Secretariat and Directorates will be required to be vaccinated to attend office, or to produce Covid negative test report by getting tested every 15 days through either RT-PCR, TruNat, or CBNAAT on self-payment basis as per government approved rates," the order stated. The salaries of those who have not taken a single dose of the vaccine against coronavirus or who fail to furnish Covid negative test reports will be stopped beyond July 31, 2021, and they will not be allowed to attend office, it said.More Related News