Explore possibility of Sputnik V procurement: Punjab CM
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RDIF sets target of 50m doses a month for Sputnik in India.. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, May 16 : Amid continued shortage of Covid vaccine, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to explore the possibility of procurement of Sputnik V for the immunisation of the 18-44 age group.
Addressing the virtual Covid review meeting, he said one lakh doses received initially for the 18-44 category had almost been completely utilized.
Amarinder Singh asked Mahajan to look into Sputnik V as an alternative vaccine for this age group, in which currently the state government is inoculating families of healthcare workers, co-morbid persons and construction labour.
Uniindia: Chandigarh, May 15 (UNI) In order to bridge the gap between the rising demand and supply of the medical oxygen in the state, the Punjab Government would demand additional oxygen tankers from the Centre to speed up the supply chain of the life-saving gas in the state from far and near.
Houses for urban poor: Punjab CM directs speedy execution of Basera project ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 21:10 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 11 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday directed the local government department to expedite work on his flagship Basera project, to achieve the target of giving proprietary rights to 10000 slum households, and ensure its completion by December.
Reviewing the functioning of the local government department during a virtual meeting, the chief minister asked the officials to fast-track all major projects under state and central government schemes to ensure their completion and commissioning by December this year, stated an official press release.
Arrange chemo for cancer patients in Bathinda: Punjab CM
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Fri, May 7 2021 22:27 IST |
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, May 7 : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday directed Health Minister Balbir Sidhu and Medical Education Minister O.P. Soni to explore the possibility of providing chemotherapy to cancer patients at the Civil Hospital in Bathinda as the Cancer Hospital in the district is presently being utilised for Covid-19 patients.
The directive came during a Covid review meeting after the Health Minister raised concerns over the problems caused to cancer patients as a result of the Cancer Hospital being taken over as a Covid facility by the administration.
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On the farmers unions protest against the lockdown, Amarinder Singh asserted that the Kisan Morcha, a body of 32 farmers unions, cannot dictate terms to the state government.
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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday directed the state DGP to strictly enforce the weekend lockdown and deal stringently with any violation, ahead of farmers proposed protest against it. The chief minister authorised the deputy commissioners to impose new and harsher restrictions, as needed, but made it clear that no dilution of the existing curbs will be allowed. On the farmers unions protest against the lockdown, Amarinder Singh asserted that the Kisan Morcha, a body of 32 farmers unions, cannot dictate terms to the state government.