Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray introduced mortgage waiver for 29 lakh farmers. (File)
Mumbai:
The Shiv Sena chief’s enchantment for a united combat got here hours after protests by BJP MLAs, who raised slogans that the state’s ruling NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena mix was not being attentive to coronavirus. On Monday, MLAs had moved breach of privilege motions in opposition to journalist Arnab Goswami and actor Kangana Ranaut, who has criticised the Maharashtra authorities for its dealing with of the Sushant Singh Rajput loss of life case.
Detailing how the state authorities has strengthened its Covid care infrastructure, Mr Thackeray stated the state authorities has determined to construct jumbo Covid care amenities “wherever required”, not simply Mumbai because the “hospitals weren’t that good” until now.
“In March, Maharashtra had three (Covid testing) laboratories, now we have now 530 within the state. Within the early days, there have been 7,700 beds, now we have now greater than 3.5 lakh beds,” he stated.
“We’re studying the best way to dwell with corona. Covid has stopped the world, so we have to take a number of precautions. After 15th (September), I’m beginning a brand new marketing campaign and I want your help. It’s referred to as My Family, My Responsibility,” the Chief Minister stated.
He additionally urged folks in small cities and slums to solely exit “if required”. Our goal is to make sure state’s Covid depend reduces, he stated saying a Chase The Virus-like measures for the complete state so “we attain the virus earlier than it reaches a spot”.
The Maharashtra Legislative Meeting in the present day handed by voice vote the supplementary calls for of Rs 29,084 crore for this fiscal, out of which Rs 50 crore was proposed for buy of ambulances for rural and concrete areas. A serious – Rs 10,500 crore – was allotted to farmer mortgage waiver.
“The federal government is making an attempt to make sure the farmers do not simply get a mortgage waiver, however their situation improves,” Mr Thackeray stated.
In a veiled assault on the earlier BJP-led state authorities’s choice to cut trees at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony whereas the matter was sub judice, he stated, “We do not imagine briefly cuts. We do not lower bushes at evening. Within the Aarey carshed challenge, we’re taking all precautions and on the lookout for choices.”
The Home additionally handed two state GST modification payments to deliver uniformity between the state and the Central GST.
In the meantime, Well being minister Rajesh Tope stated a particular cell shall be set as much as test unwanted effects within the sufferers who’ve recovered from COVID-19 an infection and key coronavirus drug Remdesivir shall be given to sufferers on the state authorities’s expense.
