The government of National Capital will launch doorstep delivery of the ration scheme by March and provide health cards to everyone in the city by the year-end in National Capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, at a Republic Day function organised by the city government, said that Delhi faced an "extreme level" of corona infection pandemic, but its health system did not collapse due to reforms in recent years and better management during tough time.
The C.M. further stated that on Monday "I am glad that by March this year, our dream initiative of doorstep delivery of ration will be launched. Neatly packed wheat or its flour and rice will be delivered to your homes. You will not have to go to shops and stand in queues. I think this will be a revolutionary step in changing the entire ration system,". However siting the protocols of hospitals, doctors, nurses and paramedical staff during the covid, he announced providing health cards to people of National Capital by year-end expectedly. CM also added in his statement that "We are going to issue health cards for the people of Delhi this year. It will have all medical records of a person, and online or telephonic appointment with doctors will end waiting in queues,"
The eve of Republic Day was celebrated at Delhi Secretariat with a limited gathering on Monday. Kejriwal also added that "Now that COVID-19 vaccination has started, I hope we will be relieved of the pandemic and get back to our normal lives,”. The CM also remarked that despite drying up of tax revenue due to virus, his government managed to pay salaries to its employees and also continue its flagship schemes, as well as free power and electricity supply. In the last billing cycle, 38 lakh households got zero electricity bills, while 14 lakh domestic consumers of water received zero amount bills for the same, he stated."There used to be 7-8 hour long power cuts around 2014. But, now people are getting 24x7 free electricity supply which is no less than 'eighth wonder of the world''. There are frequent power cuts and huge electricity bills in many states generating electricity," he claimed.
The CM also underlined that the Delhi Jal Board is working on a plan to ensure round-the-clock supply of clean water to each household properly for their livelihood and betterment. Kejriwal also added that "The dream of a clean Yamuna will also be realised soon and all the projects are running on schedule," during the old wave of infection, the state government has decided to provided dry ration to around one crore people every month along with cooked food to 10 lakh people every day.
Whereas, the government gave financial support of Rs. 5,000 to 1.56 lakh auto and taxi drivers, and Rs. 10,000 to around 44,000 construction workers as well, which no other state did till yet, he asserted. The CM further added that families of nine "corona warriors'' who survived to the infection were provided financial support of Rs. one crore each.
Arvind Kejriwal also stated that ”This pandemic poses a lot of questions like the implications of the infection, its seriousness, and the consequences it would have in our families. Our corona warriors also had the same concerns, but they put their lives at stake to serve the people,"
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