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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 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 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. Bengal are showing a steep increase in positivity rate. deliberations and inputs from various officers concerned. During 2020-21, a holistic package of Rs. 1353 crores for Inclusive Growth was , North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Nadia were flagged The Lt Governor on Wednesday announced that the patients from Poonch and announced as Economic Package. About 3.44 lakhs borrowers involving Rs 750 as districts of concern. Rajouri, requiring treatment at Srinagar, can also travel by Mughal road. crore benefitted by interest subvention of 5% under this Business Revival Package. In Tripura, there has been a steep rise in positivity from 1.3 per cent in April to Keeping in view COVID pandemic & need for patients to get best possible treat- 5% Interest subvention was also disbursed for 4,542 borrowers affected by 2014 around 8.7 per cent now. West Tripura, Unakoti, South Tripura were flagged as dis- ment, Mughal road be also opened from tomorrow for those referred for medical floods involving an amount of Rs 37.32 crores. Rs 102.31 crores for 20,228 borrow- tricts of concern, according to the statement. treatment to Srinagar from Poonch and Rajouri districts , the Office of the Lt ers were released under Business Interest Relief Scheme. 766 beneficiaries benefit- He asked the states to focus on increasing testing in a timely manner along with Governor J-K said in a tweet. ted under WCDL (working capital Demand Loan) for business establishments upgrading the health infrastructure. Sinha directed the deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners to put a involving Rs 96.68 crores. 61,477 beneficiaries benefitted under GECl-1 involving Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey reiterated that testing system in place to enable the smooth movement of the patients. Rs 1862.19 crores. About 289 beneficiaries benefitted under Business Support should be increased, particularly RT-PCR one. The Centre is also assisting states on Peer Ki Gali and adjoining areas along the Mughal road attract heavy snowfall Loan General involving Rs 74.37 crores. More than 14,000 beneficiaries were pro- medicines for Black Fungus and oxygen, he said. "We have to maintain Covid pro- during winters and usually gets closed in December every year. vided Rs 1000 per month for 9 months during 2020-21. tocol and we will win this war against COVID." To empower youth, a livelihood generation scheme "Mumkin" was launched. This Dr Sujeet K Singh, Director, NCDC, presented an overview of the COVID trajec- Creation of COVID... scheme provides sustainable livelihood to the youth of Jammu & Kashmir. The idea tory in the states and suggested ramping up of RAT testing and vaccination in rural have at least Rs. 30.00 Lakh available with them for formulation of behind this initiative is to provide small commercial vehicles to youth without the areas. Panchayat level Plan during the Current Financial Year. need for any initial investment at reasonable subsidies from both the manufacturer Vikash Sheel, Additional Secretary (Health) presented on the optimal and judi- In view of COVID-19 Pandemic, a need has been felt to create basic minimum and the government, enabling them to earn. cious use of vaccine doses. All the states, barring Tripura, has had a lower coverage infrastructure to provide facilitates for isolation of covid patients at Panchayat Under Back to Village programme, more than 4000 officers spending two days of HCW/FLW workers than the National average (90% and 82% respectively), the level as many households in the Panchayat may not have such options available including night halt in panchayats was an attempt to bring governance at people's statement said. in their own houses/residential places. In view of the above, it is enjoined upon doorsteps. During B2V1 & B2V2, 4000 projects have been completed notwithstand- In the 45 plus category, Meghalaya (28%), Manipur (26%), West Bengal (25%), all the DDCs to ensure that at least one isolation centre for each Panchayat ing the constraints like Covid-19 pandemic. Rs 10 lakhs were provided to each pan- Assam (23%), Nagaland (22%) had a lower coverage than the national average (32 with facilities catering to at least 5 patients are created, if required in consul- chayat under the B2V3 programme for providing basic and other amenities in vil- per cent), the statement stated. tation with nearest Hospital/Primary Health Centre/Sub Centre etc within a lages. Sports kits costing Rs. 20,000 each were distributed in each Gram Panchayat States were advised to ensure complete utilisation of available vaccination slots for period often days. Towards this objective, the Panchayats shall use up to Rs. under Back to Village-3 programme and around 20,000 youths were identified for 45+ age-group/HCW. 1.00 Lakh available with them for creation of isolation facilities including beds, bank finance to start their own venture. Similarly, the Finance department provid- State administrators were advised to reduce vaccine wastage. Assam, Manipur, including at least one bed with oxygen concentrator facility and creation of toi- ed financial assistance of Rs 57 crores for "My Town My Pride" Programme to pro- Meghalaya and Nagaland had clocked substantial wastage and were advised to let facilities etc. in the Panchayat Ghar / any other government owned building vide governance at the doorsteps in urban areas on the pattern of the "Back to retrain their staff to achieve minimum wastage, the statement said. in consultation with the Health & Medical Education Department. These cen- Village" Programme. Vardhan assured the states of all support from the Centre in augmenting their vac- ters should be linked with the nearest medical centers and shall be equipped J&K Bank has seen complete transformation in its outlook and functioning. The cine drive. with necessary medical kit for treatment of covid patients. Further, the isola- bank has moved into profit zone during the first two quarters of last financial year Biplab Kumar Deb, the Chief Minister and Health Minister of Tripura; Keshab tion centers should also be linked with the tele-medicine facilities. The DDCs despite pandemic, and has been successfully able to overcome the past legacy. It is Mahanta, the Health Minister of Assam; AK Hek, the Health Minister, Meghalaya,; may also utilize the services of officers of the District who have visited a matter of satisfaction that both deposits and advances of the bank have grown up Lalpoklakpam Jayantakumar Singh, the Health Minister of Manipur; Dr R Panchayatt during B2V Programme to oversee creation of these facilities. The by 12.57% and 15.41% respectively on Year-on-Year basis in the UT of J&K. First Lalthangliana, the Health Minister of Mizoram; AloLibang, the Health Minister of persons needing isolation can be identified by the Panchayats/concerned med- time in history, J&K Bank implemented RTI and CVC guidelines and ensured com- Arunachal Pradesh; PangnyuPhom, the Health Minister (Nagaland) and Dr Mani ical staff /Asha Workers / members of Panchayat / Gram Sabha of the area. plete accountability. The bank has now provided loans to over 19,538 young and Kumar Sharma, the Health Minister (Sikkim) were present virtually in this meet- unemployed youth at their doorsteps as part of Back to Village Programme with ing. 28-member Football team leaves for Doha sanctioned amount of Rs. 340 crores. Recruitment of 1850 persons was completed „ STATE TIMES NEWS during 2020-21. 40 oxygen cylinders... NEW DELHI: A 28-member Indian National team squad today left for India's To bring more people under financial inclusion, an amount of Rs. 6021 crores was been brought to his notice. "It tentatively has been learnt that forty oxygen cylin- three forthcoming matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian disbursed to 7,18,258 KCC Crop account holders, Rs 514 crores to 87,615 AH&F ders have gone missing from the hospital following which an enquiry has been Cup China 2023 qualifiers, slated to be played from June three at Doha. account holders and 25.09 lakhs accounts were opened under PMJDY out of which, launched to the fix the responsibility", he said adding that three employees in charge 3.04 lakhs accounts were opened during FY 2020-21. of stores for oxygen cylinders have been placed under suspension. Under ANBA, free rice was provided to 98,566 individual beneficiaries and puls- Meanwhile the Deputy Commissioner has asked the employees to properly dis- es to 31,069 families. Under Covid-19 Regulatory Package, Term Loans & working charge their duties and utilize the government assets properly for the larger bene- capital disbursed to 361 borrowers amounting to Rs. 39.17 crores. Special credit fits of society. facility for street vendors with an initial working capital of Rs 1000 disbursed to 11,276 cases under PM-SVANidhi Scheme. Case filed against... The J&K Government has now shifted to real-time ledger posting of General Islam immediately ordered an inquiry by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) who, in Provident fund and has successfully implemented it from August 2020 onwards. his report on Tuesday, revealed that the video has been surreptitiously shot. This has benefitted almost 3.5 lakh GP Fund subscribers who are now able to have As per the report, the cows were deliberately huddled inside the OPD after break- their subscriptions posted on real-time basis without any delay. This initiative would ing the lock of the gate as it was a Sunday to malign the image of the hospital resolve the issue of delay in settlement of final GPF refund cases, issuance of annu- administration. al accounts statements, and Transfer Entries. SMS service regarding GPF balances The video has been stage-managed by taking advantage of the open main gate in of the subscribers has been provided. This is a major employee-oriented initiative. view of the ongoing construction work with the sole objective to mislead the general Another employee related app "MeraVetan" was launched which provides informa- public and falsely showcase a Covid Care Centre where the entry is totally restrict- Team members interacting with head coach before their departure for tion of pay level, GPF/NPS Subscription, all the allowances, Deductions, Income ed and manned by a police component round-the-clock, the CMO said in his report. Doha at New Delhi on Wednesday. Tax statements, SLT statements etc. This has been fully implemented and employ- Taking note of the inquiry report, the officials said a complaint has been lodged ees are using this app to track their salary and other details, it was informed. with Ramban police station so that the miscreants who shot the video are booked As per the health parameters required to travel to Qatar, all the travelling players under the relevant provisions of the law. and staff carry with them negative test results from the RTPCR tests conducted in J&K records 3,969... the last 48 hours. All of them were also in isolation in the Capital under the bio bub- 2740 Isolation beds where 1097 beds are vacant and 133 ICU beds where 72are 2 rescued, 6... ble at the team hotel from May 15 onwards. vacant beds in Kashmir division. There are a total of 5476 COVID dedicated beds, Ahmad (25) and Rashid (21), all residents of Kotwali in Bijnor district of Uttar Head coach, Stimac stated that although it is not the 'ideal situation' ahead of the 5076 Isolation beds with 1937 beds vacant and 400 ICU beds with 157vacant beds Pradesh, from the banks of the river, the officials said. June qualifiers, the Blue Tigers will be putting in 'intense' sessions before their in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. However, Rashid succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to hospital, they matches get underway. The government has also started free tele-consultation general OPD services by said. "It's not an ideal situation as we move ahead to the qualifiers in June. Due to the Specialists/MBBS Doctors for the residents of J&K under National Tele-consulta- The specially trained Army divers joined the rescue operation and efforts are on pandemic, our National Camp which was slated to begin in Kolkata at the begin- tion Service. People can avail these services from Home by registering online on web to trace the six missing passengers, who are believed to have been either swept away ning of May had to get cancelled. The pandemic also robbed us of a friendly match portal https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. The services are available on Monday to Saturday by the current or trapped inside the vehicle which is yet to be traced, the official said. in Dubai," the Head Coach maintained. from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. People can also download and install esanjeevani OPD India scheduled to play Asian Champions Qatar on June three, on app from google play store. Second wave highly... June seven and Afghanistan on June 15 with all three matches to be played at the Besides, 24x7 Rapid Antigen Testing facility for COVID-19 has been started out- they should also get tested otherwise if they develop no symptoms they should Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha. Among the 28 named for the camp, Glan side the emergency of GMC Hospital Jammu. The facility will be very useful for seg- undergo testing after a gap of five days and till that period even if they are asymp- Martins remains the sole player to have made it to a National team camp for the regation of patients in emergency wing of GMC Jammu. tomatic their test can come as positive. first-time ever. The bulletin has informed that the Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine, Talking over the isolation period and its protocols, Professor of Medicine said that Meanwhile, Captain expressed his relief to get back into the J&K is distributing AYUSH Medicines having immunity boosting, immuno-modu- the patients should isolate themselves for 10 days to two weeks and till that period National team set-up. "It's such a relief to be back in the national squad - after all, lator, anti-oxidant, rejuvenator, anti-stress, metabolism regulator, anti-allergic, anti- remain in touch with the concerned doctor and apprise him of the recorded temper- home is where the heart is. Personally, I am eagerly looking forward to being in pyretic, anti-tussives, bronchodilator, etc. properties during the COVID-19 pandem- ature and saturation levels. Doha. The last time I was in Doha, I couldn't be a part of the match against Qatar ic. The department so far has provided medicine to 17.11 lakh people that include He said in case the saturation levels decrease below 90, the doctor's advice will be owing to illness," Sunil, who has 72 International goals to his name, opined. various frontline workers, senior citizens, PRIs, police/paramilitary personals and to visit a triage centre where after proper check-up and testing (in case required) "The matches in June are extremely tough and we need to take them one at a time. general masses. Moreover, preventive measures and Yoga therapies are also being the patient shall be discharged or referred to hospital (as per health status) for fur- Given the fact that we don't have much time, the preparatory camp will add advised to the people to take care of lifestyle/mental disorders so that physical and ther treatment. immense value helping all to gel together, and strike that chord ahead of the first mental health is ensured during this pandemic. "The people suffering from decreased saturation levels and having the facility of match," he added. Oxygen Concentrator and Cylinder at home, upon consultation with a doctor can The Squad: Shahid Choudhary suffers... maintain saturation level in between 93 and 94 for stable saturation levels," he GOALKEEPERS: , , Dheeraj Singh. that he is "out of danger". added. DEFENDERS: , Rahul Bheke, Narender Gehlot, Chinglensana Choudhary was the deputy commissioner of Srinagar till recently and was praised Dr Singh said that the Coronavirus is a biphasic disease, the first phase comes in Singh, , Adil Khan, Akash Mishra, Subhashish Bose. MID- for his work in containing the pandemic in the district. the first week after contracting the virus and during this period some of the patients FIELDERS: Udanta Singh, , , , As soon as the news about his ailment came to light, people took to social media develop fever and other related symptoms. , , Pronoy Halder, Suresh Singh, Lalengmawia Ralte, to pray for his speedy recovery. While in second phase that commences with the beginning of second week, fever Abdul Sahal, Yasir Mohammad, Lallianzuala Chhangte, , Ashique recurs in most of the patients and some of the patients also develop hyper inflam- Kuruniyan. FORWARDS: Ishan Pandita, Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh. 5.86 Cr COVID... mation (inflammation or swelling in veins) and there remains risk of blood clots and India's fixtures: the total Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) cleared vaccine doses would be pro- lung injury, he said adding that in such case if saturation levels also drop in patients June 3: India vs Qatar (IST 10.30pm). cured by the Centre and it would continue to make them available to state govern- the patients are advised to visit hospitals where X-ray/ CT Scan is conducted and June 7: Bangladesh vs India (IST 7.30pm). ments totally free of cost, as was being done earlier. In addition to this, every month accordingly treatment is started. June 15: India vs Afghanistan (IST 7.30pm).