Chandigarh, May 29 - Haryana Tourism Corporation is providing free of cost boarding and lodging facilities in their tourist complexes to the doctors and Paramedical staff treating COVID patients during the global COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sharing more information, an official spokesperson said that Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Lal has given ex- post-facto approval in this regard.

He stated that during the nationwide lockdown which was imposed from March 24, 2020 in view of COVID-19, the government had decided that doctors treating COVID patients would be provided free of cost boarding and lodging facilities at these tourist complexes.

The Spokesman said that during the lockdown period, the revenue receipt of Haryana Tourism Corporation was almost nil. There was a loss of Rs 13.95 crore in the year 2017-18, which has reduced to Rs 2.04 crore in the year 2018-19. Despite this, the Corporation while showing a noble gesture is providing boarding and lodging facilities to these ‘COVID Warriors’.