At a function held at the Lok Bhawan on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a check for Rs 10 lakh to family members of journalists who died of Covid-19.
“We have witnessed numerous editors, journalists, and members of the media fraternity who came under the grip of the coronavirus and lost their lives while performing their duties,” the Chief Minister remarked, expressing condolences for those journalists who succumbed to Covid-19. We won’t be able to compensate for the loss, but we can help the families.”
“From time to time, the government has made various statements and stood up for the poor in the state. Our government is committed to assisting journalists in any way possible and will continue to do so,” he stressed.
A total of 55 journalists’ families received Rs 10 lakh in financial support.
The CM praised journalists’ efforts, saying, “In times of crisis, the media conducted the work of providing true and factual news, based on which the government was able to prepare a strategy and successfully implement it in a time-bound and planned manner.”
“As we dealt with the initial wave, we began a vaccination programme for health personnel, corona fighters, and the media, which serves as a vigilant watchdog for democracy. We opened special vaccination booths for media persons in Lucknow and Noida after speaking with Rajat Sharma and following his advice,” stated the CM.
“During the initiative, over 25,000 journalists were vaccinated,” the Chief Minister added.
“The Prime Minister had asked me about the vaccine wastage status in the State and also provided ideas to reduce it down to zero,” the Chief Minister said of vaccine wastage in UP. We started vaccination 11 people in one vial to entirely eliminate waste.”
Vaccines are available in sufficient quantities in the state, and the administration expects to be able to cover everyone in the state shortly due to the rapid pace with which the vaccination programme is being implemented, he noted.
