UP Cong asks Yogi Adityanath to waive off 6 months' electricity bill of farmers & others

On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu requested CM Yogi Adityanath to waive off 6 months’ electricity bill of farmers, traders, small shopkeepers and common person in  wake of  vel Coronavirus crisis. Maintaining that entire state is in a big crisis arising out of COVID-19, he alleged that farmers were already in a dire financial condition due to unseasonal rain. He demanded state government to provide compensation to farmers as promised by Yogi Adityanath.   

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Gautam Buddh Nagar DM transferred

A day earlier,  Yogi Adityanath government transferred Rs.611 crore directly to bank accounts of 27.5 lakh workers under MNREGA scheme. On this occasion, UP CM himself interacted with some of beneficiaries via video conferencing. As a part of Rs.1.7 lakh crore financial pack, Centre had increased minimum w of workers under MNREGA scheme from Rs.182 to Rs.202.  

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He also directed state Health Department to constitute special teams to deal with COVID-19 pandemic in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, and Meerut. This came after  UP CM’s visit to Gautam Buddh Nagar district which has recorded highest number of cases in  state.

Additionally, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate BN Singh was transferred to Board of Revenue for failing to stop spread of vel coronavirus. A departmental inquiry has been initiated against him

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