COVID-19: Ministers, departments barred from issuing orders
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In the sunshine of a number of departments issuing directives on managing the pandemic, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has requested them to chorus from giving orders on their very own.
In a word to Ministers and departmental heads on Monday, the Chief Minister stated all future choices on declaring containment zones, restriction on gatherings and motion of individuals/ automobiles, actions which are to be permitted or banned, and different associated points ought to come from the Chief Secretary, who heads the State committee of the Disaster Management Cell within the Revenue Department.
“All these orders should be issued with prior permission and consultation of the Chief Minister. The Ministers and heads of department can only provide explanation of the order to the media. They should not issue any statement to the media on imposing any kind of restrictions,” the word stated.
He identified that whereas the Centre — for the reason that onset of COVID-19 in March final 12 months — has been issuing tips and directions underneath the Disaster Management Act 2005, particular normal working procedures are being issued by departments. Similarly in Karnataka, the Chief Secretary will situation orders.
The word stated primarily based on the orders issued by the chief secretary, the Health and Family Welfare Department, Education Department and different departments will situation normal working procedures.
Zonal officers appointed
In an effort to make resolution making quicker in Bengaluru, which has been witnessing a spike within the numbers over the past one week, Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar on Monday appointed IAS officers to eight zones in Bengaluru. They will supervise the COVID-19 associated efforts, evaluation them and take fast choices.
The officers are: Manoj Kumar Meena (Bengaluru East), Ujwal Kumar Ghosh (Bengaluru West), Ravikumar Surpur (Bommanahalli), V. Anbu Kumar (Yelahanka), Pankaj Kumar Pandey (Bengaluru South), N. Manjula (Mahadevapura), P.C. Jaffer (Dasarahalli) and R. Vishal (Rajarajeshwari Nagar).
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