‘Submit report on roll-out of vaccination programme’
The Hindu
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has sought a report from Chief Secretary Vijay Dev on preparedness to roll out vaccination programme for people above 18 years of age in the Capital on an urgent basis,
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has sought a report from Chief Secretary Vijay Dev on preparedness to roll out vaccination programme for people above 18 years of age in the Capital on an urgent basis, sources said. They also said the Chief Secretary was likely to submit the report by Friday evening. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also convened a meeting on Thursday on the vaccination drive in Delhi.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