NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 12
Stating that vaccine hesitancy in some communities is causing concern, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urged people to spread awareness about the benefits of inoculation to win the battle against coronavirus.
आज @NFSU_Official, गांधीनगर में Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances व पुलिस अधिकारियों के लिए 'महिलाओं के खिलाफ अपराध की जांच' पर वर्चुअल प्रशिक्षण मॉड्यूल का उद्घाटन और अन्य प्रयोगशालाओं व सुविधाओं का निरिक्षण किया। pic.twitter.com/YR1xlfv1w2
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) July 12, 2021
Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat since July 10, also urged youths and volunteers of social organisations to spread awareness among the masses about a free food grain distribution scheme of the Central government meant for the poor hit by the pandemic. He made the same appeal while addressing two separate events in the Gandhinagar district earlier in the day.
સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર, અડાલજ દ્વારા નવનિર્મિત શારદામણી કોમ્યુનિટી સેન્ટરનુ લોકાર્પણ કર્યું.
સ્વામિનારાયણ સંસ્થા આધ્યાત્મિક અને જનસેવા દ્વારા સમાજમાં સતત પોતાનું અભિન્ન યોગદાન આપી રહી છે અને આજે તેમના દ્વારા સમર્પિત આ કોમ્યુનિટી સેન્ટર જનતા માટે ખૂબ ઉપયોગી સાબિત થશે. pic.twitter.com/y4mxuuCWu2
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) July 12, 2021
“Coronavirus is a huge challenge before mankind and India fought this battle well. If you compare the deaths to population ratio of other countries, you will realise that India came out of this situation as a winner and that too with very few casualties” said Shah.
He was addressing a gathering at the Swaminarayan Temple in Adalaj village in Gandhinagar after inaugurating a community centre in its premises.
“But, no one should be under the impression that our fight is over. Because the only way to win this battle is 100 percent vaccination of the masses. However, some communities are still hesitant in taking vaccines. People are not coming forward out of fear that the vaccine will adversely affect them,” the Gandhinagar MP said.
“We need to remove this vaccine hesitancy and spread awareness about the benefits of taking vaccine doses against COVID-19. I urge volunteers of social organisations to adopt villages for this purpose and launch such awareness drives. You can give your example to allay their fear and win their confidence,” Shah added.
इसी क्रम में गुजरात राजभवन ने विभिन्न सेवा संस्थाओं, धार्मिक और औद्योगिक संस्थाओं के साथ 'कोरोना सेवायज्ञ' नाम से सेवाकार्य शुरू कर लोगों तक राहत पहुंचाई, जो अभी भी जारी है।
राज्यपाल @ADevvrat जी के साथ 'कोरोना सेवायज्ञ' में अपना विशेष योगदान देने वाले महानुभावों का सम्मान किया। pic.twitter.com/4LL5k9IRLH
— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) July 12, 2021
Prior to this event, Shah attended a programme at Raj Bhavan where Governor Acharya Devvrat felicitated donors who had contributed in providing ration kits to COVID warriors, such as sanitation workers.
Speaking at this event, Shah referred to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) and said the benefits of this scheme must reach the eligible people, such as daily wagers.
The PM-GKAY was launched in March last year to provide free ration to the poor and needy people affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Under this scheme, 5 kg foodgrains is provided free per person belonging to poor families per month till November.
“The government will be spending Rs 1,00,000 crore on this scheme. Thus, the food grain must reach the eligible masses. Volunteers can meet such poor people and make them aware of this scheme. You can also complain to authorities if eligible people are facing any issues,” said Shah.
In the morning, Shah launched a lake beautification project at Nardipur village in Gandhinagar district. From the same venue, he participated in a virtual stone laying ceremony and inaugurated various development projects worth Rs 25 crore in his constituency.
Later, the union minister inaugurated a medical oxygen plant, donated by Sun Foundation, at Gandhinagar civil hospital.
