Assam Launches Welfare Schemes For Covid Orphans, Widows
Assam would possibly obtain 3.five lakh vaccine doses day by day earlier than July 1 from Centre, Himanta Sarma mentioned (Report)
Guwahati:
Assam on Thursday offered welfare schemes for kids orphaned through Covid and those that have misplaced their spouses to the virus. Pronouncing the 2 primary Covid welfare schemes, Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned he targets to inoculate all of the state through August 15 with no less than the primary dose of the vaccine.
Mr Sarma, all through a media interplay marking the crowning glory of 1 month of his taking price as the manager minister, spoke concerning the state’s COVID-19 vaccination force and struggle towards capsules amongst different issues.
Thursday marked the initiation of the Mukhya Mantri Sishu Seva Yojana underneath which 11 youngsters, orphaned because of Covid, gained a monetary help of Rs 3,500 for this month and a set deposit of Rs 7,81,200 towards which, they are going to get Rs 3,500 each month from July until they’re 24 years previous. They have got additionally been given a pc each and every.
“After the age of 24, they are going to get the primary quantity, too. Verification is occurring and shortly different youngsters may even obtain the convenience underneath the scheme that covers orphaned youngsters with circle of relatives give a boost to and with out circle of relatives give a boost to,” Mr Sarma mentioned after formally turning in the cheques in Guwahati.
Beneath the scheme, the ones widowed because of COVID-19, can be given a one time monetary help of Rs 2.five lakh whilst Rs 1,130 – Rs 830 from Arunoday Scheme and Rs 300 from the widow pension scheme – can be given each month.
The Leader Minister’s Reduction Fund has gained Rs 118 crore in donation from corporates like Reliance and Tata, Mr Sarma mentioned.
“Of the overall cash gained, Rs 50 crore has been spent for purchasing vaccines whilst the remainder was once used for the 2 schemes,” he mentioned.
The Leader Minister mentioned that all of the bills underneath the welfare schemes, each contemporary and current ones, can be despatched to the beneficiaries at the 10th of each month.
After the Centre stepped in to provide vaccines to the state governments from June 21, Assam has stored about Rs 650 crore earmarked for purchasing vaccines, he additional mentioned.
Assam would possibly obtain 3.five lakh vaccine doses day by day earlier than July 1 from Centre which can assist inoculate the state’s complete inhabitants through August 15 with no less than the primary dose, the manager minister mentioned.
“These days, we’re focussing our vaccination extra on epicentres which can be within the A-6 towns – Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Tezpurz, Cachar and Nagaon – to include the contamination,” Mr Sarma mentioned.
At the ongoing anti-drugs marketing campaign the place the state police has cracked down on drug peddlers, Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned Assam has within the final one month recovered narcotics price round Rs 24 crores, of which heroin was once price Rs 7.89 crore, marijuana Rs 6.1 crore, unprescribed capsules Rs 9.02 crore along side cough syrups, opium, and morphine.
