Chandigarh, November 11: Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the administration of vaccination to all the citizens of the state should be done on a war footing level so that the expected third wave of COVID-19 can be prevented in advance.
The Chief Minister said this while reviewing the ongoing vaccination campaign in the state, availability of DAP fertilizer, drainage of water filled in the fields, starting of crushing season in sugar mills, Parivar Pehchan Patra and Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojna with the Deputy Commissioners through video conferencing here today.
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister, Sh. J. P Dalal and Health Minister Sh. Anil Vij also attended the meeting through video conferencing.
Ensure everyone gets the first vaccination shot by December 31
The Chief Minister directed that all citizens should be fully vaccinated under the Har Ghar Dastak campaign and said that the first dose of vaccination should be administered to all by December 31. For this, he directed for the constitution of additional teams and ensuring the supply of other necessary resources.
He said that in this campaign, the help of NGOs, religious leaders should also be taken along with volunteer workers registered on the Samarpan portal. 'Jaan hai to jahan hai', hence every citizen should ensure his participation in vaccination campaign considering safety of his life, added Sh. Manohar Lal.
Achieve 100 percent vaccination target in two months
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi is personally reviewing the vaccination campaign. While paying special attention to this, the officers concerned should not do any such negligence which may lead to the third wave of COVID-19.
He said that 100 percent target of vaccination should be achieved in Haryana by completing the second phase in two months. In the fairs organized in the districts under Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana, only those who have vaccination certificate should be allowed to come. Apart from this, arrangements should also be made to vaccinate people by setting up camps on the spot at the places having a gathering of more than 500 people.
Public Relations Department to run special awareness campaign
The Chief Minister said that sufficient quantity of COVID-19 vaccine is available in the state. Therefore, once again the Information, Public Relations and Languages Department should make people aware to bring the districts who have lagged in the vaccination drive to get themselves vaccinated by running a special campaign. For this, publicity should be spread widely through TV, radio, local media, Bhajan congregations and advertisements.
Additional 16 racks of DAP fertilizer to be made available
The Chief Minister said that there would be no shortage of DAP fertilizer in the state. For this, a demand has been made to give additional racks after talking to the Center. He said that Haryana would get 16 additional rakes in the next 4 days. After this, sufficient quantity of manure will be available in the districts.
He directed the Deputy Commissioners to continuously monitor the distribution of fertilizers. He directed the Director General Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department to send demand for 10 additional manure rakes to the Central Government so that the availability of fertilizer remains in the districts.
Find quick solution to the problem of water logging
The Chief Minister said that due to frequent rains, the problem of water logging is being faced in the fields of many districts. Fields should be made cultivable again by installing pumps at the earliest so that farmers can sow their crops on time.
He said that many villages of Rohtak, Jind, Hisar and Fatehabad are facing water logging problem. The Deputy Commissioners of these districts should get rid of the problem of water logging by applying additional resources to the farmers.
Sugar mills should start on fixed time
The Chief Minister said that no farmer of the state should go to other states with his sugarcane crop, for this, the Deputy Commissioner should ensure to start the work of crushing on time in sugar mills.
Work of PPP and Mukhyamantri Parivar Utthan Yojana reviewed
The Chief Minister said that the work of verification of income, caste, children and handicapped in the PPP should be done expeditiously. For this, after completing the work of the first, second and third phases, from November 22, Gramodaya Melas should be started at the block level. Bank representatives should also be included in these fairs along with officers of various departments so that the goal of increasing the income of poor families can be achieved without any hindrance.
He said that it is the government's resolve to improve the standard of living of the families whose monthly income is less than Rs. 15,000 and connect them with the mainstream. For this, as per the wish of the Deputy Commissioner, efforts should be made to link it with employment and self-employment.
Chief Secretary, Sh. Vijai Vardhan, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. D.S. Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal, Additional Chief Secretary, Employment Department, Sh. V. S. Kundu, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, Sh. P.K. Das, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Sh. Devender Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Sh. Amit Jha, Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department, Sh. S. N. Roy, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Sh. Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar and Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Dr. Amit Agrawal were present.