Chouhan holds talks on corona
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held discussion with the Cabinet members at Mantrlaya on Thursday in context to controlling coronavirus in the State. He said that the work to control the virus in the State is being carried out very fast in the State.
The quantity of testing kits has been constantly increasing. 27 districts of the State are affected by Corona. More than 15 positive cases have been found in 14 districts of the State and not a single Corona patient has been found in other 24 districts.
The number of those districts is 14 where less than 10 corona patients have been found. A total of 487 containment areas have been created in the State. This has led to success in controlling the disease. Minister Narottam Mishra, Shri Kamal Patel, Govind Singh Rajput and Meena Singh were present on the occasion.Chouhan informed that it was decided to deposit an amount of Rs. one thousand each in the bank accounts of 8.85 lakh labourers and the amount has already been deposited. An amount of Rs 1,000 is being given to meet the immediate needs of about 7,000 labourers of other states who are stranded due to lockdown in Madhya Pradesh. He further informed that the landlords have been requested not to take rent from the tenants now, nor to get their houses vacated. Chouhan said that Sambal Yojana has been started anew in the State. Chouhan said that works have been started under MNREGA to provide employment to the needy persons as per the guideline of Government of India in the districts not affected by Corona infection. About 25 thousand students from different states have returned to their homes.
Following social distancing with full awareness and vigilance, the wheat procurement work is also being carried out smoothly in the state. Necessary economic activities are also being conducted following the prescribed guidelines.
The Cabinet Members briefed Chief Minister about the disease control efforts and about the public services being rendered by the social organisations in various districts.
The Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains informed about the works done so far in the state to control Coronavirus.
