IPS officer writes to Yogi Adityanath, offers to campaign for BJP post retirement
Lucknow : An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has written to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and offered to campaign for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Surya Kumar Shukla, the officer, has also identified the posts he could be offered after his retirement this month. His letter to Adityanath has gone viral on the social media.
Shukla had earlier in February courted controversy by taking a pledge to have a Ram temple built in Ayodhya.
“Post-retirement, I wish to actively help you in campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls,” wrote Shukla, who heads home guards. He wrote he has full faith in the BJP’s policies and programmes.
Shukla accused the media of quoting him out of context while insisting he was free to pursue his interests post-retirement including politics. “It is not fit for me to reveal or comment on the contents of the letter. That is between me and the chief minister,” Shukla said.
He has offered his services for vacant posts in the State Planning Commission, Social Welfare Board, Khadi Gramodyog Board and Pollution Control board.
“If I am appointed to any of these posts after retirement, it would entitle me to move across the state and stay in government guest houses and through which I would be able to offer all support that you deem fit,” Shukla wrote.
Opposition Samajwadi Party spokesman Abdul Hafiz Gandhi accused the BJP of politicising the bureaucracy. “If serving officers start talking of a political role, then it is scary.”
courtesy : hindustantimes.com
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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.
