migrant workers, Ashok Gehlot
Video Conference On Modified Lockdown
State Government Serious on Problems of Migrant Labourers
Motivate People In The Hour Of Crisis: Chief Minister
Jaipur Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot has said that the State Government is serious about the problems of labourers of Rajasthan caught up in other states and similarly labourers of other states stuck here due to lockdown. He said, “We are continuously talking to the Government of India to send these labourers to their homes. It is hoped that there will be some solution to this problem soon.” He said the state government was continuously having dialogue with the Chief Ministers of the concerned states to provide relief to Rajasthanis trapped in their regions. Besides this, the problem of people caught in different districts within Rajasthan will also be resolved soon.”
Shri Gehlot was take stock of situation for the proposed ‘Modified Lockdown’ with Deputy Chief Minister, other Ministers, Secretaries of the concerned departments and the District Collectors through video conference on Friday. He said the people of Rajasthan, the administrative officials and the government had proved that they all were united in this hour of crisis and had capability to defeat this pandemic. Shri Gehlot said that in Rajasthan everybody was working as a united force at every level to prevent the pandemic. “This solidarity will make us successful in defeating Corona virus,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that the people were facing problem in staying homes as the businesses remaining shut for a long duration due to the lockdown. It was important to keep the morale of the people high and they were needed to be motivated with the help of educationalists, sociologists and other experts etc. Awareness campaign should be organised at mass level by inspiring and educating people through pamphlets, videos, written articles etc. He said that it was very important to maintain the confidence of the personnel involved in fighting corona round the clock.
Contingency Plan For Supply of Drinking Water Is Ready
Shri Gehlot said that contingency plan has been prepared for the smooth supply of drinking water in the State during the summers. He said Rs 65 crore has been approved for this. The Government is aware that people will need more water due to lockdown and it will be ensured that all people get sufficient supply of water.
1530 Licenses Issued To Food Processing Units To Buy Directly From Farmers
The CM said that to ensure that farmers get better prices for their crops and are not cheated by the middlemen, the state government issued 1530 licenses to the Food Processing Units for direct purchase from the farmers. Shri Gehlot said, “The state is leading in conducting tests for Corona. We are making efforts to increase the ambit of testing to contain the infection. For this, from Friday onwards Rapid Anti-body Tests have started.” He said that the efforts were being made to set up labs and make available other necessary resources available in all the districts of the state. This could help in doing Corona tests at the local level.

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sachin Pilot said the state government and the administration had taken several good steps to prevent spread of Corona virus. He said, “In future as well, our efforts should be to we work with the same spirit.” The role of health workers and the police had been good. The administration should take special measures to ensure that untoward incident could be prevented, he added.

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