Terming coronavirus as a big health crisis before humanity, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the only way to break the chain of transmission and contain Covid-19 cases is for people to close down everything till May 15. Chouhan also announced providing free treatment for Covid-19 for patients from poor financial background, common citizens and middle class population in Madhya Pradesh, an official of the state s public relations department said. To facilitate this, a package will be unveiled on Friday under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, he quoted the chief minister as saying at a meeting.
Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor mulls jabs for beggars / homeless without identity proof
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As the most vulnerable and deprived sections like beggars and the homeless are finding it difficult to get the Covid vaccine jabs as they donât have a document of identity like an Aadhar card, the mayor of Mumbai Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said they will not be left behind. She said the civic body will consider allowing vaccines for the homeless and beggars, and those who do not have Aadhar cards. I will be taking up this matter with the BMC chief as well as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. With experts already anticipating the third wave of Covid-19, we should not let the vulnerable sections suffer and help them immediately, Pednekar said.
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Geneticists have never found any special streak of violence in Bengali genes. Then why has Bengal witnessed so much poll violence? Fifty years ago, such incidents were widespread in North India where the upper castes used to stop Dalits and OBCs (other backward classes) from visiting the booths. Twenty-five years ago, violence was still rampant in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala
In the post-pandemic world, addressing inequality is key to sustaining growth and well-being
COVID-19 in the last one year has once again reminded us of the growing inequalities in India. A recent Pew Research Report shows that India’s middle class may have shrunk by a third due to the novel coronavirus pandemic while the number of poor people earning less than ₹150 per day more than doubled. The Pew report also warned that the situation may actually be worse than estimated because of worsening inequalities. International organisations like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organization have also warned about rising inequalities in several countries including India due to the pandemic.