Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Energy Minister A K Sharma, commenting on the Bihar government's announcement of 125 units of free electricity, said, "When there is no electricity, everything is free."
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday officially declared India free of trachoma — a leading infectious cause of blindness — at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA-78) held in Geneva.
Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday issued a slew of directions to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi to ensure free, fair and inducement free elections.
The double-engine government has allocated Rs 1,890 crore for this initiative.
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This special vaccination drive is a part of the celebration for Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and aims to provide free precaution dose for all adults (18 years and above) eligible population at Government COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs).
The State now has 261 active cases while Kalahandi, Koraput, Keonjhar and Nayagarh districts have turned Coronavirus-free with no active case, said health officials.
The Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra scheme will now have a list of 15 routes for free pilgrimage after the two new routes are added.
"We have faith in the earth, faith in religion, faith in our labour and faith in our leaders. We have faith in what the leaders say and when huge advertisements tell us that development has arrived, we begin to wonder," she said.
"Yes, there are some issues with regard to the financial implication towards this, but no decision of stopping it has been taken," said food and civil supplies minister GR Anil
