HP CM approves district-level review meetings for assessment of Covid-19 arrangements

The agenda for these meetings at the district level also includes a review of the implementation of all flagship programmes started by the central and state governments

Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur has approved review meetings to be held in each district of the state to make an assessment of the arrangements made in the districts for containing the spread of Covid-19 as well as district plans towards re-starting the economic activities including development works. These review meetings will be chaired by the speaker, ministers, deputy speaker, deputy chairman and chief whip.

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The agenda for these meetings at the district level also includes a review of the implementation of all flagship programmes started by the central and state governments, utilisation of unspent amount, the status of CM’s announcements, the progress of schemes on which foundation stones were laid by the CM.

Govt doing talent mapping to provide employment to returnee youths: HP CM

The state government has come up with a register for talent mapping of the people who returned from other states during Covid-19 induced lockdown so as to provide them employment and self-employment opportunities, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Sunday.

He was addressing the virtual rallies of Bilaspur, Chintpurni and Banjar block Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), through video conferencing.

The chief minister said that Covid-19 has adversely hit Himachal and the government was striving hard to revive the economy of the state.

“The state government has constituted a cabinet sub-committee and a task force for the revival of the economy,” he said.

Thakur slammed the opposition Congress for making baseless and false allegations against the state government, which he was, was an attempt to gain political mileage.

“There is no place of corruption in the state and the government would not hesitate to take action against those who were found guilty,” he added.