Corona Pandemic – Facts & True News Info 019

• MHA asks States to ensure migrant workers don’t walk back home, as GoI is running buses & trains

• Govt extends Operation Greens from Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes (TOP) to ALL fruits and vegetables

• FM announces measures for Governance & Administrative Reforms for Agriculture Sector:
  • Amendments to Essential Commodities Act
  • Agriculture Marketing Reforms to provide marketing choices to farmers
  • Agriculture Produce Price & Quality Assurance
  • Rs 20,000 crore for Fishermen through PMMSY
  • Rs 10,000 crore scheme for formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises

• HRD Minister e-launches 7 titles on “Psycho-Social Impact of Pandemic & Lockdown and How to Cope With”

• CSIR collaborates with Intel & IIIT-Hyderabad to develop diagnostic solutions & risk stratification strategies to combat COVID-19

• Relief to establishments covered under EPF and MP Act, 1952 from penalty on delayed deposit amid lockdown

• NIPER-Guwahati designs innovative 3D products to fight COVID-19

• Doubling time of COVID-19 cases in India improves to 12.9 days

• 15th GoM meeting held today to review, monitor & evaluate the evolving situation on COVID-19

• FM announces Economic Stimulus Phase 3 on agriculture & allied activities for #AatmaNirbharDesh

• Minister of Tribal Affairs launches GOAL programme for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth across India

• HRD Ministry’s e-ShodhSindhu portal provides resource support to researchers during COVID-19. Visit: http://ess.inflibnet.ac.in

• ICMR tests 20.39+ lakh coronavirus samples so far

• Funds transfer worth Rs 18,700 crores under PM-KISAN & Rs 6,400 crores under PM Fasal Bima Yojana in past 2 months

• World Bank approves USD 1 billion to support India’s fight against COVID-19

• 1000 Shramik special trains operationalized, 12+ lakh passengers transported across States

• MHA allows hiring of special buses by States/UTs to ferry passengers arriving at railway stations

• 19.47 lakh tests done so far for COVID-19, in around 500 labs

• Finance Minister announced free food grains supply to migrants for 2 months

• Govt to launch Scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Migrant Workers & Urban Poor under PMAY

• Govt to provide 2% Interest Subvention for 12 months for MUDRA loanees under Shishu category

• CBSE provides an opportunity to all failed students of Class 9 & 11 to appear in a school-based test again, only for the current year

• Railways will start issuing limited waiting lists tickets for different classes for Special Trains

• Health Minister dedicates COBAS 6800 testing machine installed at NCDC to the nation

• Railways- Passenger service Mail, Express, Passenger & Suburban Services cancelled until further order

• India Post offered cash withdrawal at doorstep using AEPS, Rs 1000+ crore withdrawn

• Rashtrapati Bhavan to support ‘Self-Reliant India’ movement, render resources towards COVID-19

• FM: MGNREGA support to returning migrants, 14.62 crore person-days of work generated till 13.05.20

• FM: 3 crores farmers have availed agriculture loans worth Rs 4 lakh crores

• Acharya Devo Bhava- HRD Minister interacts with teachers from across India. Visit: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1gqxvElObelJB

• AYUSH Ministry & CSIR to work on validating 4 Ayush formulations against COVID, trials to begin in 1 week

• 800 Shramik special trains operationalized, 10+ lakh passengers transported across States

• MoCA issues SOP for persons stranded in India who wish to travel abroad

• KVIC to hand-hold local production, one manufacturing unit of N95, PPE Kits etc to be set up in each district

• Patenting of Indian Navy’s Innovative Low-Cost PPE to give way to rapid mass production

• Spitting in public spaces can increase the risk of spread of COVID-19. The onus is on us. Be responsible, be safe

• PM-CARES Fund Trust Allocates Rs. 3100 Crore for Fight against COVID-19

• Govt to continue EPF Support for Business & Workers for 3 more months

• Statutory PF contribution under EPFO reduced (both employer & employee) from 12% to 10% for next 3 months

• Due date of all Income Tax Returns for A.Y. 2020-21 extended to 30.11.20

• Rates of TDS and TCS reduced by 25% for remaining period of FY 20-21

• DST supports assistive tools, technologies & techniques to combat challenges faced by Divyangjan & Elderly

• CISF ensuring ration & essential commodities to needy & underprivileged sections

• FCI distributed about 160 LMT food grains to States/UTs during lockdown

• 642 Shramik special trains operationalized, 7.90 lakh passengers transported across States

• 518 LifeLine UDAN flights transport 875 tons of essential & medical across India

• Stigma can affect patients & their families emotionally & mentally. Let’s break the stigma, support & help them in #FightAgainstCorona

• MoHFW: Recovery rate of COVID patients increased to 32.82%

• 8,503 Indians return from abroad in 43 flights under Vande Bharat Mission since 07.05.20

• MHA: All CAPF canteens & stores across India to sell only indigenous products from 01.06.20

• Govt announces Rs 3 lakh crores Collateral-free Automatic Loans for Businesses, including MSMEs

• Govt to facilitate Rs. 20,000 cr. as subordinate debt, as equity support for stressed MSMEs

• Rs. 50,000 cr. Funds of Funds to be operated, to help in expansion of MSMEs

• Govt revises the definition of MSMEs, includes revised Investment limit & criteria of turnover

• Govt to focus on land, labour, liquidity & law to build #AatmanirbharBharat

• 100+ million users on Aarogya Setu. Download Aarogya Setu & Stay Safe #SetuMeraBodyguard #IndiaFightsCorona

• PM calls for #AtmanirbharBharat, 5 Pillars are– Economy, Infrastructure, System, Demography & Demand

• PM announces comprehensive special economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore

• COVID-19 testing capacity increased to 1 lakh tests per day with 347 Govt  labs & 137 private labs

• 17.62 lakh tests done so far for COVID-19, doubling time improves to 12.2 in last 3 days

• 542 Shramik special trains operationalized, 6.48 lakh passengers transported across States

• Technology Centres of MSME manufacture Critical Parts of Micro PCR System, to give results in less than 1 hour

• Social Distancing is the most potent vaccine available to break COVID-19 transmission chain. Practice Social Distancing!

• Live Fitness Session for school children at 9:30 AM. Visit: https://bit.ly/2yVBUSa

• PM Modi to address the nation today at 8 PM

• CSIR-NAL, Bengaluru develops Non-Invasive BiPAP Ventilator in record time, to treat COVID-19 patients

• ITBP ensures safe passage for 900+ trucks carrying essential supplies, from Zoji La to Kargil in last 21 days

• HRD Minister requests all Universities to establish Grievance Cell, to address exams & other academic activities

• 6,037 Indians return from abroad in 31 flights under Vande Bharat Mission since 7th May 2020

• India Post, Delhi distributed 2000+ dry ration kits & Food packets to slum dwellers, rickshaw pullers etc

• 499 LifeLine UDAN flights transport 856 tons of life-saving cargo across India

• Call 24×7 toll-free National Helpline No 1075 for support, guidance & response to COVID-19

• This International Nurses Day let us celebrate the contribution of nurses towards people’s health. Support them, honour them. #CoronaWarriors #IndiaFightsCorona

• PM asks State Govts to ensure that rural India remains free from COVID-19 crisis

• Passenger train services to start from today in graded manner

• Timeline for States/UTs to complete seeding of Aadhaar numbers with ration cards, extended upto 30.09.2020

• EG-9: Aarogya Setu App has been playing & will continue to play a crucial role in India’s #FightAgainstCorona

• EG-9: 1.4 lakh App users alerted via blue-tooth contact tracing about possible risk of infection

• HRD Minister launches Central University of Odisha Helpline “Bharosa” (080-46801010)

• KVIC Potters use innovative methods to prevent spread of Coronavirus

• Dehradun Smart City takes measures: Integrated Command & Control Centre, CCTVs & passes to combat COVID-19

• Fact: GoI is not mulling a religious-based mapping of hotspots across India

• Railways starts online booking of trains from 4 PM today, ticket can be booked @ https://www.irctc.co.in/

• MoHFW revises conditions for ending home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic COVID-19 patients

• National Digital Library provides single window access to various COVID-19 Research Resources. Visit: https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/corona-research

• HRD Minister to host webinar for Teachers on 14th May at 12 PM. Ask queries using #EducationMinisterGoesLive

• 468 Shramik special trains have been operationalized from various states as on 11 May 2020

• 490 LifeLine UDAN flights transport 848 tons of essential & medical across India

• Fact: There is no proposal by the Govt.  to carry out deduction in the salary of its employees

• On this National Technology Day, let’s salute all the scientists, technicians & innovators who are contributing to #FightAgainstCorona

• Gradual Resumption of Select Passenger Services by Indian Railways from 12th May, 2020

• Trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi Station to 15 cities across India

• Booking in these trains will start at 4 pm today, only online booking allowed @ https://www.irctc.co.in/

• National Institute of Virology, Pune develops 1st indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody detection of COVID-19

• Railway operated 366 Shramik Special trains till 10th May 2020 (3:00 PM)

• DRDO has developed automated UV systems to sanitize electronic gadgets, papers & currency notes etc

• DBT-BIRAC invites applications for COVID-19 research consortium

• Fact: The official website for Ayushman Bharat Yojana is https://pmjay.gov.in

• Cabinet Secretary reviews the status of COVID-19 management in all States/UTs

• Railways operated 350+ Shramik special trains, carried 3.5 lakh migrant workers,

• IIT Kanpur develops PIPES, PPE Kit for COVID-19 frontline workers for less than Rs. 100/ kit

• Central teams being sent to 10 States to support in COVID-19 management

• ICMR & Bharat Biotech to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for coronavirus

• MHA grants permission for opening of 3,000 CBSE affiliated schools, to evaluate Board exams answer sheets

• On this Mother’s Day, let’s salute all #CoronaWarriors of our country who are bravely fighting to save Mother India from COVID-19

• 9.13 crore farmers have been paid Rs 18,253 crore under PM-KISAN since March 2020

• 3 crore farmers with agri loans worth Rs 4,22,113 crore availed benefit of 3-month loan moratorium

• MSME Minister interacted with members of Retailers Association of India, affirmed support

• Central Postal Ladies Org, India Post distributes 50,000+masks to frontline workers

• CBDT defers new procedure for registration, approval, etc. of certain entities to 1st Oct, 2020

• CBDT gives relief on residency status to NRIs/foreign visitors, whose stay got prolonged due to lockdown

• Arunachal Pradesh CM announces mandatory test for every person entering the state

• Punjab Govt in specific advisory, advises consumers to carry cloth bags while buying essentials

• Citizens can ask their COVID-19 related queries on twitter @CovidIndiaSeva

• 490 flights operated under Lifeline Udan, 848.42 tonnes of essential & medical cargo transported

• Ministry of Minority Affairs: 1500+ Health Care Assistants, trained under Garib Nawaz Self Employment Scheme

• Health Minister: 15.25+ lakh tests done till now

• UP Govt launches ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ App for migrant workers who are returning back

• Home Minister praises commendable work done by CAPFs

• MoHFW issues new discharge policy for mild/very mild/pre-symptomatic COVID cases

• Call 24×7 National Helpline No 1075 for support, guidance & response to COVID-19

• Fact: There is no scheme by Central Govt, wherein Rs 3 lakh/ COVID19 patient is being provided to State Govts

• CBSE to conduct remaining Class 10, 12 board exams from July 1 to 15

• GoI signs $500 million COVID-19 support project with AIIB, to strengthen public health preparedness

• Health Minister lauds services of Indian Red Cross Society in COVID crisis

• India Post delivers COVID-19 testing kits from ICMR regional depots to testing labs across India

• 8 approved labs are now testing prototype samples of PPE Coveralls

• Indians stranded abroad to register at respective Indian Embassy/High Commission

• Passengers to undergo mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine, upon arrival

• FCI loads 2641 rakes carrying about 74 LMT food grains, sets record

• SHGs across India collectively made 100+ Million masks, 3.07 lakh litres sanitizers, 81,869 litres hand wash.

MyGov Corona Newsdesk