Strict action should be initiated under NSA,  Disaster Management Act and IPC against those who attack police, health workers and sanitary workers

Only Medical, Health and Sanitation teams  allowed in Hotspot areas

Strict action against those who  deliberately hide corona infection

Officials should prepare an action plan  for implementing Govt. of India guidelines  regarding permission for some activities

Needy persons not covered by any food grain  scheme should be given Rs 1000 maintenance  allowance along with food grain

Lucknow : 16 April, 2020  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ji has reiterated that strict action should be initiated under NSA, Disaster Management Act and provisions of IPC against those who attack the police, health workers and sanitary workers. The recovery should also be made from such elements who damage the government property in any way, he said while addressing a review meeting of lockdown situation in Lokbhawan on Thursday. Their property will be seized if they do not pay the compensation, he added.

The CM said the health workers should be accompanied by the police teams. He said that door step essentials supply mechanism should be put in proper place so that people under lock down in hot spot areas do not have to face difficulties and also the home delivery mechanism should be strengthened.

Asserting that the teams related to medical, sanitisation and door step delivery are allowed in the hot spot areas, he directed the officials to adhere to it strictly while ensuring door-to-door sanitisation and maintenance of supply chain in these areas as well areas under lock down.

Emergency services in designated hospitals should be started after obtaining due permission. Emergency services should not be operationalised without Covid prevention training and safety provisions. All hospitals must have proper protective gears including PPEs, N-95 masks, thermal scanner and sanitiser in sufficient numbers, the CM directed. The Chief Minister also stressed the need of use of tele-medicine.

He said that Government of India has issued certain guidelines with regards to permissions for some activities in the state. The state officials should study this carefully and prepare an action plan accordingly. The required GOs should be released immediately, he further directed.

The CM said the persons hiding corona virus infection will invite severe action. Those found hiding such persons in their homes, are also liable to be punished, he pointed out.

He instructed the officials to continuously monitor the persons who are sent to 14-days home quarantine through CM helpline 1076. He also directed the nodal officers assigned various states to look after the wellbeing of the natives of Uttar Pradesh living in other states.

He directed officials to make all arrangements at wheat purchase centres. He said the social distancing will have to be maintained during the activities in the Mandis and markets.

The CM said every needy person should be made available the required food grains. Those needy persons not covered under any food grain scheme should be given Rs 1000 maintenance allowance along with food grain, he added.

The officers present in the meeting included the Chief Secretary Shri R.K. Tiwari, Agriculture Production Commissioner Shri Alok Sinha, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Shri Alok Tandon, Additional Chief Secretary, Information and Home Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Shri Sanjiv Mittal, Additional Chief Secretary Basic Education Ms. Renuka Kumar, Director General of Police Shri H.C. Awasthi, Principal Secretary Health Shri Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretaries to CM Shri S.P. Goyal and Shri Sanjay Prasad, Director Information Shri Shishir and other senior officers.