Karnataka: SSLC exams to be held on July 19, 22
Bengaluru: This year the SSLC Examination will be conducted on July 19 and July 22, Education Minister Suresh Kumar informed. The Minister said that the examination of the Core subjects will be held on July 19, while the language subjects will be conducted on July 22.
After the meeting with the departmental authorities, the Minister spoke at a press conference and said, “This time 8.76 lakh students will be writing the SSLC Examination. There will be 76,066 examinations centre this year. Last time, we had conducted 6 days of examination. This time around, the examinations will be conducted for 2 days”, he informed.
“There will one examination for 3 subjects. Maths, Science, and Social Science examinations will be conducted on the first day, on July 19. The examination for the remainder of language subjects will be conducted on July 22”, the Minister informed.
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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.
