Madhya Pradesh MLAs To Donate 30% Wage To Reduction Fund For COVID-19

Bhopal:

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday requested ministers and MLAs within the state to contribute 30 per cent of their salaries to the Chief Minister’s Reduction Fund for the battle towards the COVID-19 pandemic. City Improvement Minister Bhupendra Singh confirmed that every one legislators will reply to the decision.

“If all of you agree, then we’ll contribute 30 per cent of our wage in direction of the CM Reduction Fund, to battle COVID-19, till the pandemic does not come beneath management – be it July, August, September or October,” Mr Chouhan mentioned in a dialog with state’s ministers by way of video conferencing, based on information company ANI.

“I enchantment to all MLAs to contribute 30 per cent of their salaries for 3 months in direction of CM Reduction Fund, within the battle towards COVID-19. I additionally enchantment to the folks to contribute to the fund,” he added.

He additionally mentioned that the COVID-19 testing marketing campaign will proceed within the first fortnight of August.

“We had a COVID marketing campaign from July 1-31 whereby assessments had been achieved extensively. Section 2 of the marketing campaign shall be from August 1-14 whereby we”ll resolve to keep up social distancing and put on masks to interrupt the chain of an infection,” he mentioned.

“Throughout this era Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs and different public representatives will not have any public rallies. Basis stone laying ceremonies, ‘Bhoomi Pujan’, inaugurations and all features the place a big crowd gathers, shall be prohibited. These might be achieved by way of video conferencing,” he added.

The Chief Minister, who himself examined optimistic for the coronavirus final week, continues to be in good well being, a hospital bulletin mentioned.

Madhya Pradesh on Thursday had recorded 834 new coronavirus circumstances, together with 233 in Bhopal, taking the state’s tally to 30,968, well being officers mentioned. With 13 extra fatalities, the variety of deaths from the illness rose to 857 within the state, they added.

(With inputs from businesses)