Assam Govt Releases Full Salaries, Urges Employees To Assist 5 Needy People

Apr 05, 2020, 15:21 IST

GUWAHATI: The Assam government will be releasing the full salaries of its employees for the month of March. But finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has appealed to to the government employees to take care of at least five needy people amid the 21-nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarma on Saturday that this can be the best Bihu gift one can give to the poor. Rongali Bihu, the main festival in Assam, is celebrated for a week from mid-April.

While there was a discussion on possible deductions, we've decide to release full salary of Assam Govt employees for March. However, my humble request that in view of the lockdown, each one of you take care of at least 5 needy families. That will be best #Bihu gift you can give.

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 4, 2020

The government has urged lower grade employees to help at least three families while the ones in the higher grade to help five people in need. IAS officers and the Chief Secretaries of the state are requested to help 10 people who are in need.

The health minister also said that doctors and nurses working in government hospitals will be quarantined after seven days of their work and their quarantine facility will be five-star hotels, the cost of which will be borne by the state governments.

In fight against COVID-19,Doctors and Nurses are our main backbone.After their duties for 7days,they are to b mandatorily put in quarantine for 14days.We have made arrangements in Taj Vivanta,Guwahati for their comfortable stay.Similar arrangements have been made for other places

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 4, 2020

Meanwhile, Sarma has requested attendees of Delhi's Markaz Nizamuddin to come forth and get tested, adding that they have not cooperated as expected so far. He also met leaders of Guwahati Lakhtokia masjid where the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat is situated, and asked them to share the list of all those who attended the Markaz congregation.

In view of situation arising out of #NizamuddinMarkaj event, we met Guwahati Lakhtokia Masjid leaders where HQ of #TablighiJamaat is situated on Sat to request them to share list of all who visited Markaz for it's important to quarantine them. @Pijush_hazarika @gpsinghassam pic.twitter.com/0LswioO9q9

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 5, 2020

The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has risen to 26.

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