Wanshika Kumar
Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Vijay Nath during the parliament sitting. Picture: FILE/RAMA
Assistant Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Vijay Nath says the 2021-2022 National Budget is not a firework or an election budget.
“It is about assisting all Fijians affected by the downturn of more focused support to the poor and most vulnerable,” he said in Parliament yesterday.
He said it was well targeted and facts based as the government officials were conducting surveys and visiting affected areas.
“Most of the data are consolidated using tablets and online process analysis. With good data we are better, better targeting of support, and making sure that clients receive them on time.
1070 civil servants are assisting healthcare workers around the country to contain the spread coronavirus. Assistant Minister for Disaster Management Vijay Nath said these civil servants are on the ground daily to provide support to divisional operation centres. Nath said civil servants are also at containment borders to assist social welfare recipients, help farmers sell agricultural produce and provide general assistance through the runners system. “There are 488 civil servants in the Central Division helping healthcare workers in helping to contain the coronavirus. Also 81 in the Eastern Division, 228 in the North and 277 in the West,” he said. He said the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) through the divisional commissioner’s office has been playing a pivotal role in the ongoing coronavirus operations.
December 28, 2020 7:54 am
The British Government made a donation of humanitarian supplies which has boosted our response operation for Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The items include shelter and tool kits that will help 432 affected families.
The supplies was delivered by the Royal Australian Air Force under a humanitarian partnership agreement between the United Kingdom and Australia.
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In receiving the supplies, Assistant Minister for Disaster Management Vijay Nath says the Government is grateful for the assistance given by the British people.
He says the donated supplies would go a long way in assisting families severely affected by TC Yasa.