DoNER Minister takes COVID 19 feedback from NE Resident Commissioners in Delhi

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NEW DELHI: DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday took COVID 19 related feedback from the Delhi based Resident Commissioners of the eight States of Northeast and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. During the meeting, Dr Singh appreciated the role of Resident Commissioners, many of whom were designated Nodal Officers, for coordinating the process of Shramik Special trains.

Dr Jitendra Singh briefed the representatives of different States/UTs about the various arrangements made in the last two to three days for the movement of the people living in different parts of the country to reach their respective native places. The DoNER Minister said that his office was in regular touch with all the State and UT governments and the Resident Commissioners have been asked to follow up with his office and the Centre, issues related to their respective States and UTs. Dr Singh said that while Northeast had received all-round appreciation for effective management against Corona spread, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh had decisively fared better than many other States and UTs in the country.

The Resident Commissioners are believed to have told the Minister that there was no shortage of essential supplies or medical equipment in their respective States or UTs. They also spelled out how they were effectively trying to streamline the movement of migrant labourers and students so as to ensure that crowding was avoided and, at the same time, the requests received were also duly responded. In a one-hour long Video Conference interaction, Resident Commissioners including Jitendra Narain from Arunachal Pradesh, K C Samaria from Assam, P K Singh from Manipur, Ajay Choudhary from Mizoram, Jyoti Kalash from Nagaland, Ashwani Kumar Chand from Sikkim, Chetanya Murthi from Tripura and Neeraj Kumar from J&K were present.