Rahul Gandhi 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' to enter Amethi on Feb 19
Amethi (UP) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' will reach the Amethi parliamentary constituency which he represented earlier on February 19, a party leader on Thursday said.
Congress district general secretary Anil Singh said the yatra will start in the district from Atheha in Rampur assembly constituency of Pratapgarh district on February 19 and enter Kakwa.
After that the yatra will leave for Rae Bareli via Maharajpur, Amethi, Gauriganj, Gandhinagar, Jais and Fursatganj, he added.
The Congress leader said Gandhi will during this address a big public meeting near Babuganj Sagra Ashram in Amethi's Gauriganj, he said.
Apart from this, Gandhi will also address the public at various places during the journey. He will stay the night in Fursatganj.
The yatra, which began from Mainpur on January 14, will enter Uttar Pradesh on February 16 and it will cover 20 districts in 11 days.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, whose party is an ally of the INDIA bloc, will be participating in the yatra in Rae Bareli.
"I will attend the yatra in Rae Bareli. It is near to Lucknow (about 80 kms)," Yadav had said on Wednesday.
The Congress is preparing a comprehensive plan to successfully complete the yatra.
Singh said there is a lot of enthusiasm among the party leaders and people regarding the yatra.
"There is a plan to gather a large crowd to make the yatra successful. The Congress leaders, workers and the general public of Amethi are hopeful that during this visit, Gandhi might give some indication of contesting the next Lok Sabha elections from Amethi," he said.
Congress state president Ajay Rai has earlier claimed that Rahul would contest the elections from Amethi only, but till now no statement or indication has come from the Gandhi family in this regard.
Rahul Gandhi was the MP from Amethi from 2002 to 2019. He lost to BJP's Smriti Irani in the 2019 elections.
He last visited Amethi with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on February 15, 2022.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
