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z Thursday z May 20, 2021 9 remaining 50 per cent of the CDL cleared vaccine doses would be available for direct The patients that are discharged after their Oxygen saturation levels are normal !! Continuations from Page 1 !! procurement by the state governments and private hospitals. and no longer have fever should still wear double masks at home and avoid direct Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said India will have pro- contact with family members till they recuperate fully, Dr Singh suggested. J&K financial system... cured 267 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, and will be in a He advised that people should adhere to three basic protocols of Covid-19 viz. hand "Our Government believes in the mantra of four P's - Peace, Progress, Prosperity, position to inoculate at least all of its adult population, according to an official state- washing, maintaining social distance and wearing masks to avoid transmission/ con- and People-first, for the holistic development and to make Jammu and Kashmir ment. tracting of virus. "Wearing double surgical masks or N95 masks is more effective to AatmaNirbhar '', said the Lt Governor. The minister said that 51 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses will be made available by prevent contracting of virus besides using a face shield while in crowded places is Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner, Finance Department; and July and 216 crore more between August and December. He urged states to ensure also very important to prevent contracting virus through eyes" he added. Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor were present on the occa- that the healthcare and frontline workers are fully vaccinated, as they form the vul- Dr Hardeep said that the last course of action through which we can control this sion. nerable categories. pandemic is vaccination and everybody above 18 years of age should undergo vacci- The report in the form of e-Book provides insight into reforms, steps implement- Interacting with the health ministers and principal secretaries/ additional chief nation. ed by the Finance Department to institutionalize prudence in financial management secretaries of West Bengal and eight northeast states, Vardhan said, "Between Regarding the third wave, he said if we do not adhere to SOPs, undergo vaccina- in J&K which has truly transformed the Union Territory. August to December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses while, tion and achieve herd immunity through vaccination, the virus may come again in a The document captures the essence of reforms such as online processing of bills by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured." different form which can have more dangerous consequences. through PaySys, streamlining of GST, e-stamping, e-GRAS, e-auction of Liquor He said that by the end of the year, the country will be in a position to vaccinate licences for retail outlets, digital payments, implementation of GeM, path-breaking at least all of its adult population, according to the health ministry statement. Dr Jitendra asks... reforms in J&K Bank, publication of important manuals relating to Budget and West Bengal and the eight states of the North-eastern region are depicting a high- that COVID treatment is very much covered under the Centre's Ayushman Audit, Back to Village and My Town My Pride initiatives and 100% physical verifi- er growth rate in the number of daily cases, high mortality and increasing positivi- Bharat Yojana. cation which is most vital initiative to ensure implementation of projects without ty rate, the statement said. Dr Jitendra Singh said that he is in regular touch with the Union Health Ministry cost and time over-runs. Pointing out the new emerging trend in the country, Vardhan highlighted that now as well as Lt Governor and senior officials of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Centre It was informed that the Goods and Service Tax (GST) revenue collections in the smaller states are showing an upward trend in terms of number of infections and is taking all measures to augment COVID infrastructure and support in the UT. He Financial Year 2020-21 has shown positive growth despite constraints witnessed there is a need to be cautious about this. said, apart from Jammu and Srinagar, efforts are on to set up DRDO COVID Care during the initial months of the fiscal year due to Covid-led restrictions. GST collec- Speaking of the government's efforts towards fighting coronavirus, Vardhan said Centres in other areas as well. The Minister said that private hospitals will also be tions in the Union Territory had plummeted by more than 70 percent Year-on-Year that from having just one COVID testing laboratory at the start of the pandemic, roped in to earmark beds for Covid care. (YoY) during the lockdown months of April, May, and June last year. Gross GST there are over 2000 across the country now. Dwelling on the need for Telemedicine facility, Dr Jitendra Singh said that it is revenue collections including settlement for the Financial Year 2020-21 in J&K "We have increased our capacity to test 25 lakh people daily. Yesterday, India being revived in a big way. He said, guidelines already exist for empanelment of stood at Rs 4890.35 crores against a total gross GST collection of Rs 4750.60 achieved a historical first by testing the highest number of over 20 lakh people in a recognised doctors across India for tele-consultation of patients. He also disap- crores in the Financial Year 2019-20, thus registering a positive growth of 2.94 per- single day. This is a global record too," he was quoted as saying in the statement. proved the practice of indiscriminate referrals of patients to GMC Jammu and cent. He stressed on the continued need to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour along Srinagar, and emphasised that mildly symptomatic patients can follow protocol pre- Despite Covid related periods of restrictions, the Excise Revenue collection in with renewed and stringent focus on containment measures. scriptions and treat themselves at home isolation. 2020-21 grew at 5.36%. Total excise revenue generated during 2020-21 stood at Rs Underscoring the critical importance of vaccination drive, the minister highlight- It may be recalled that Dr Jitendra Singh had yesterday dispatched separate con- 1353.43 crores. ed that India has achieved another landmark by crossing 18 crore doses recently. signments of COVID related material for the two capital cities of Jammu and One of the major transformations witnessed was the timely payments from He also pointed out that more than one crore doses are still in stock with the state Srinagar respectively, carrying separate kits containing face masks, sanitizers and Treasuries. This was one of the hallmarks of treasury management in 2020-21. The governments. other accessories. The earlier consignments of COVID related material arranged by unhealthy practice of clearing of contractor bills, GPF, Gratuity etc after months Highlighting the critical challenges faced by the NE states and West Bengal, him were sent to all the six districts of his Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur- were completely stopped and payments were made within a day invariably. Delay Vardhan said in Mizoram, all districts are showing a rise in new cases. Kathua-Doda. reports at the level of DDOs and Treasuries are being institutionalized to avoid Nagaland has shown a sharp increase in daily cases (15-20 per day to 300 per day) delays in due payments. Revised Audit Manual, Budget Manual and Treasury Code and weekly positivity rate (1 per cent to 34 per cent); there is a need to strengthen Mughal Road reopens... have been notified by the Government to streamline expenditure and payment sys- testing facilities in peri-urban and rural areas, the statement said. nearly six months owing to heavy snowfall during the winter, officials said. tems. In Assam, Kamrup (Metropolitan) is contributing almost 45 per cent of the daily The road was thrown open for one-way traffic with over two dozen fruit-laden Government of J&K has made electronic mode of payments mandatory without new cases; while in Meghalaya, East Khasi Hills and Righboi are reporting sharp trucks allowed from Shopian towards Jammu, the officials said. involving any cash transactions from 2020-21. Promotion of digital payment increases in daily cases. Manipur's recovery rate of 78 per cent and case fatality rate They said there was some delay in the reopening of the road due to the ongoing ensured transparency, timeliness, and accountability in transaction of Government (CFR) of more than 1 per cent was highlighted as a matter of concern, it under- work at a few places, especially in the area of Peer Ki Gali which is still snow- business and complete streamlining of payment systems across the Union Territory. lined. bound. The payment in DBT mode has also been made mandatory which has led to a great Sikkim was advised to strengthen community surveillance and ensure strict mon- On May 15, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration decided to open the impact on timely payments to more than 80 lakh beneficiaries. With the introduc- itoring of home quarantine to address its high CFR, the statement said. Mughal road to facilitate the movement of trucks carrying fruits, and the season- tion of the just-in-time payment system through DBT, nearly 2 lakh duplicate cases In Arunachal Pradesh, ICU occupancy is almost 22.5 per cent while capital com- al migration of Gujjar-Bakerwal community. of beneficiaries under PDS have been weeded out and 4.5 lakh silent beneficiaries plex and Changlang districts are reporting maximum cases. All districts of West The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sinha, after detailed have been deactivated.

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