Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the coronavirus might have weakened but was not yet finished, hence precaution was the only way to protect ourselves.
“The country and the world have been suffering due to global pandemic Corona. There has been extensive damage in many states. We have to keep in mind that the coronavirus has only weakened, not ended. Caution and awareness are the biggest weapons in the fight against it. Carelessness in the disease can be dangerous, so we have to be constantly vigilant,” Yogi said while interacting with mediapersons in Gorakhpur on Friday.
“Keep following the mantra of maintaining two yards distance from each other. Vaccination is the only shield to protect against corona. There are already two vaccines in the country and some more will be available by next month. Everyone will have to join the campaign of trace, test and treat issued by the government. Under this our monitoring committees are going door to door,” the chief minister said and appealed to the people not to run away from sample testing and take the vaccine.
Yogi also gave detailed information about Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana started for those ill-fated children orphaned by the Corona pandemic. He said that the government would take up the responsibility of nurturing and educating those children who lost their parents or earning guardianship due to Corona infection.
“Under the scheme arrangement has been made to provide Rs 4,000 per month to the legal guardian till the child attains the age of 18 years. Along with this, a comprehensive action plan has been prepared for the education of these children through Child Protection Homes, Kasturba Girls Residential Schools and Atal Residential Schools,” he said.
In this sequence, along with a free system of higher and technical education for children above 18 years, tablets will also be given to them. Besides, Rs 1,01,000 will be provided if the destitute girl was eligible for marriage. The state government is already paying Rs 2000 per month to the children living in Child Protection Homes.
The CM said that 174 children in Gorakhpur region have been identified to be benefited under Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, who lost their earning guardians due to Corona. Of these, six children had lost both parents. He met five of these children on Friday morning. Yogi said that officials of the Child Development and Nutrition Department have been directed to provide benefits of the government scheme to the children.
