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Budget 2021: 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme in 32 states, UTs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, while announcing the Union Budget.
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Union Health Secy advises States, UTs to increase COVID-19 vaccine coverag
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday advised states and union territories to increase the percentage coverage of COVID-19 vaccine beneficiaries and optimize sessions per day.
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Health ministry directs states/UTs to ensure no waste of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure that there is no wastage of COVID-19 vaccines as vaccinators at the session sites can add more people or beneficiaries apart from 'targeted 100 beneficiarie
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CAPFs' facilities to be used after concerns raised over COVID-19 immunisat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has asked all states and union territories to use medical facilities of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) after concerns were raised by CAPFs' medical wing over COVID-19 immunization of its h
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Union Home Ministry issues instructions to States and UTs for Martyrs' Day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued instructions to States and Union Territories for the observance of silence on the Martyrs' Day.
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Govt advises States, UTs to ensure uninterrupted power supply at vaccine c
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Ministry of Power (MoP) on Tuesday advised all States and Union Territories to ensure uninterrupted availability of continuous and reliable power supply at all the vaccine cold chain storage points and session sites in view of the ongoing vaccinatio
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Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultation with state finance ministers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held pre-budget consultations with the finance ministers of states and union territories.
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SC orders States/UTs to take decision on opening of Anganwadi centres by J
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered States and Union Territories (UTs) to take a decision by January 31 on the opening of Anganwadi centres across the country, except in the case of containment zones in the view of COVID-19.
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NHRC warn States, UT Govts over plight of transgender in India
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed serious "displeasure" and has warned coercive action against the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories (UT) of India for their failure to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on th
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Six states confirm bird flu, Centre calls for awareness on safety of poult
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): As bird flu or avian influenza outbreak has spread to six states in the country, the Centre has requested states and Union Territories (UTs) to increase awareness regarding the safety of poultry or poultry products. It has also issued appropriate advisorie
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Ahead of Covid-19 vaccine rollout, second mock drill across India on Jan 8
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi India], January 7 (ANI): In the light of coronavirus vaccine rollout, another mock drill will take place on January 8 across all States and Union Territories, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reiterated on Thursday.
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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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