Awards for GPs combating COVID-19

Urging the district officers to work in the direction of making villages COVID-free, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday mentioned that the federal government shall be figuring out good work achieved on the village ranges by instituting awards for people and gram panchayats.

The authorities has determined to provide the most effective gram panchayat award in each taluk and three individuals shall be recognized as “Uttama Sevaka” (good employee) on the taluk degree for the companies rendered in mitigating the COVID-19 surge in rural areas. “We should make villages COVID-free and efforts should be made to make entire gram panchayats COVID-free,” the Minister mentioned in his deal with throughout a digital assembly of chief government officers and senior officers on Monday.

‘Discourage gatherings’

Urging the officers to discourage folks from holding gatherings in rural areas in the course of the pandemic, he mentioned that makes an attempt needs to be made wherever potential to see if marriages may be postponed. “I have decided not to attend any marriages irrespective of what people feel about it. We have to set a model. If possible, people should be convinced to postpone holding marriages,” he added.

Stating that the district authorities had achieved effectively in containing the virus surge final yr, he steered that individuals who have examined constructive shouldn’t be allowed to remain at dwelling and as an alternative they be moved to COVID Care Centres. “Give patients good food and ensure water supply that will enable people to come to the CCCs. Critical cases should be referred to the hospital,” he added.