Thiruvananthapuram: Rajiv Gauba IAS, Cabinet Secretary appreciated the efforts of Kerala Government. He said Kerala Government’s measures in protecting Pravasi Malayalees are good. And government chalking out a concrete plan for their return and rehabilitation, once they are back in Kerala. The Cabinet Secretary has commended that Kerala’s plans for the Pravasi can be a role model for other states to follow and implement.

The Cabinet Secretary expressed this view today during a video conference meeting with the Chief Secretaries of the States. The Centre is satisfied with the interventions of the State Government in handling the COVID situation.

Tom Jose IAS Chief Secretary of Kerala had presented in detail the steps being planned by the State Government in bringing back the non-resident Keralites, once the restrictions on international flights to India are revoked, and also the action to be taken once they are back in Kerala. Harsh Vardhan Shringla IFS, Foreign Secretary has informed the Chief Secretary that fruitful interventions would be done in this regard by the Central Government.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also announced that non-resident Keralites and students in other states can register on the NORKA website if they wish to come back to Kerala after the lockdown period, as per the guidelines of the Central Government.

New Delhi: COVID 19 deaths in the country have become 779. A total of 24,506 confirmed cases have been reported. According to reports, 18,953 are under treatment. And 5,209 recovered from COVID. 301 people died in Maharashtra, 127 people died in Gujarat and 53 died in Delhi due to COVID, reports said. So far 92 people died in Madhya Pradesh. Seven more cases of COVID 19 have been reported in Kerala today. Seven persons have recovered also.

COVID death in the world touches two lakh. Central Ministerial Committee reviewed COVID 19 containing activities conducted by states and union territories. An interstate ministerial committee has been constituted to review the COVID 19 containing activities in states.

New Delhi: Subhash Chandra Garg, Former Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, said that the total shutdown following the Corona pestilence has wreaked havoc on the country. Lockdown has affected the borrowers and businesses and the central and state governments.

 The complete shutdown has wreaked havoc on the transport, travel, leisure, and sports sectors. GARG warned that the level of NPA (Non-Performing Asset) in these areas would increase sharply. Even before the corona scare, Rs 15 lakh crore had been trapped in passive trade. This amounts to 15 percent of the loans granted to businesses. Garg’s estimate is that in the wake of the lockdown, idle business loans could cross Rs 30 lakh.

Many profit-making businesses are likely to collapse under economic lock-down. These ventures lose a lot of capital. Garg believes that many ventures will require more capital. After the lockdown, the country’s enterprises will need at least a million rupees to get back on track. According to Garg, India’s total debt is around Rs 300 trillion ($ 4 trillion). This includes the liabilities of Central and State Governments and Business Enterprises.

The debt of the central and state governments are about Rs 140 lakh crore. The total liabilities of the enterprises in the country will touch Rs 100 trillion. The country has a lot of problems with regard to funding deficits and creditworthiness of business enterprises to reduce government deficits. At present, the financial crisis is waiting for the central government. At this point, the government may need to take additional loans. On the other hand, the current credit rating of enterprises is likely to decline as the NPAs of banks and non-bank institutions increase.

New Delhi: Even as preventive measures against coronavirus intensify in the country, the number of patients continues to rise. The number of people affected by coronation in India is close to 20,000. According to figures released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of people in the country has been confirmed for 19984. India has so far killed 640 people.

At the same time, there are attacks on health workers and vehicles in many places. This is a situation where people are attacking health workers who come for an inspection. The central government has come out strongly against this.

The government has issued an ordinance aimed at ending violence against health workers. Under this, those who attack the health workers will be punishable as unconditional offenses. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said it was “unfortunate” that health workers are trying to save the country from a pestilence.

In serious cases, the accused can be sentenced to six months to seven years and a fine of one lakh to five lakhs. This was disclosed by Prakash Javadekar after the Cabinet meeting. Consider the nature of the offense and can be sentenced to three to five years in prison. Fines can range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh. The case should be completed within 30 days and the charge sheet filed.

The ordinance was enacted by amending the Epidemic Disease Act of 1897. The decision to impose double the market value of the vehicle is to be borne by the culprit in case of damage to the vehicles of health workers or institutions.

The Indian Medical Association has called for an emergency law to protect medical professionals from workplace violence. Many health workers were attacked by people while they were working. The Indian Medical Association has asked doctors to demonstrate a candle on Wednesday to protest such attacks.