Category: Himachal

A spokesperson of the Health Department said here today that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance scheme for Health Workers rendering their services to control COVID-19 has been extended for 180 days. This scheme was launched on 30th March, 2020 to provide a safety net to the Health Workers fighting against this pandemic. He...

A spokesperson of the State Government said here that a high level meeting was held to discuss the anticipated third wave of COVID-19. He said that as per the opinion of medical experts, the anticipated third wave may hit India in another 3-4 months and to tackle the third wave effectively the State Government has...

A meeting under the chairmanship of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Rajinder Garg was held here wherein arrangements for distribution of ration in fair price shops were widely discussed. In the meeting, Rajinder Garg directed the departmental officers to provide IRIS facility in all the fair price shops functional in the State...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the eighth installment of minimum financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from New Delhi virtually. Under this installment, about Rs. 20,000 crore was disbursed to more than 9.5 crore farmer families. After releasing the fund, Prime Minister Modi interacted with farmer-beneficiaries . Union Agriculture...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today directed Deputy Commissioners of the State to ensure that the last rites of the persons, who have died due to Covid-19 were performed strictly as per the protocol and guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in this regard so that family members of the...

Secretary Health Amitabh Awasthi reviewed the district wise availability of ambulatory support in a video conference with the Chief Medical Officers and Medical Superintendents in all the districts. Secretary Health said that a fleet of 123 vehicles of NAS-08 and JSSK-102 have been dedicated for Covid related responsibilities in various districts of the State, apart...

A Spokesperson of the Health Department informed here today that a communication has been received from the Government of India regarding the increase in the interval between the first dose and the second dose of Covishield vaccination. He informed that as per the recommendations of NTAGI and NEGVAC, the second dose of Covishield is to...

All the religious leaders must motivate their respective communities to come forward in serving the humanity during the Corona pandemic. This was stated by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while virtually addressing the representatives of various Religious Organizations of the State from Shimla today. Chief Minister said that various religious organizations have come forward...

All the sanitary workers working in the Urban Local Bodies including Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Parishads and Nagar Panchayats would be provided an incentive of Rs 2000 per month for the month of April, May and June, 2021, keeping in view the vital services they are rendering in maintaining proper hygiene and sanitation in...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while presiding over the virtual meeting with the Captains of the Pharma Industry of the State from Shimla today, urged them to provide their wholehearted support to collectively fight the pandemic. Chief Minister said that the State has emerged as ‘Asia’s Pharma Hub’ and has been among the leading States...