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Sitharaman hands over aid to 7.46L tea garden workers in Assam
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Sat, Feb 6 2021 20:12 IST |
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Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela : Sitharaman gives aid to 7.46 lakh tea workers in Assam.. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Feb 6 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7,46,667 tea garden workers in Assam under the Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela scheme.
In the third tranche of the scheme, a total amount of Rs 224 crore was disbursed with Rs 3,000 getting transferred directly to 7,46,667 bank accounts of tea garden workers across the state.
The scheme was started by the Assam government in 2017-18 and that year Rs 2,500 each was provided to 6,33,411 tea garden workers, while a similar amount was deposited in 7,15,979 bank accounts the next year.
One person died and 175 others were taken ill after consuming packet lunch at an official function at the Diphu Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday
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GUWAHATI: Despite the State Health department throwing its full weight behind COVID-19 vaccination, the drive is yet to pick up pace.
In the backdrop of other States of the country vaccinating lakhs of people, till January 26 around 20,000 people were vaccinated in Assam. This is a little above its sister State, Tripura.
The target of phase-1 of the vaccination drive in Assam is 1.90 lakh doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff. A worried State Health department has geared up to gear up the momentum of the vaccination drive.
Side effects and Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) of COVID-19 vaccines are quite minimal. But then, why is the vaccination drive paddling slow even after the department taking all possible measures?