DoPT advising above 18 yrs employees to get vaccinated: Dr Jitendra
NEW DELHI: Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) is advising all the govt employees above the age of 18 years to get vaccinated.
This was disclosed here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also In-Charge DoPT, while briefing the media about the measures taken in the light of the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic.
As per the instructions issued by the Establishment Division of DoPT, Dr Jitendra Singh said, since the Government has decided to include the population of age of 18 and above in the inoculation programme to contain the COVID-19, all employees of the group are advised to get vaccinated. Further, in the light of the recent increase in the number of COVID positive cases, the Secretaries/HoDs were delegated the powers to regulate the attendance