Ministry of Home Affairs

MHA GUIDELINES FOR SURVEILLANCE, CONTAINMENT

AND CAUTION

ALL ACTIVITIES PERMITTED OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES
STATES/ UTS MANDATED TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE CONTAINMENT MEASURES AND SOPS ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND COVID-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

Posted On: 27 JAN 2021 6:11PM by PIB Delhi

 

·         Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order today with Guidelines for Surveillance, Containment and Caution, which will be effective from February 1, 2021 and to remain in force upto February 28, 2021.

·         The main focus of the Guidelines is to consolidate the substantial gains that have been achieved against the spread of COVID-19 which is visible in the steady decline in number of active and new cases in the country over the last four months. It is, therefore, emphasised that to fully overcome the pandemic, there is need to maintain caution and to strictly follow the prescribed containment strategy focussed on surveillance, containment and strict observance of the guidelines/ SOPs issued by MHA and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW).

SURVEILLANCE AND CONTAINMENT

·         Containment Zones, if required, shall be carefully demarcated by the district authorities at the micro level, taking into consideration guidelines prescribed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in this regard.  Within the demarcated Containment Zones, containment measures, as prescribed by MoHFW shall be scrupulously followed.

·         Local district, police and municipal authorities shall be responsible to ensure that the prescribed Containment measures are strictly followed and State/ UT Governments shall ensure the accountability of the officers concerned in this regard.

COVID-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR

·         State/ UT Governments shall take all necssary measures to promote COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and ensure wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.

·         National Directives for COVID-19 Management shall continue to be followed throughout the country, so as to enforce COVID-19 appropriate behavior.

 

STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE PRESCRIBED SOPS

 

·         All activities have been permitted outside Containment Zones, except for the following, which will be subject to strict adherence of SOPs, as indicated below:

o    Social/ religious/ sports/ entertainment/ educational/ cultural/ religious gatherings have already been permitted upto a maximum of 50% of the hall capacity, with a ceiling of 200 persons in closed spaces; and keeping of the size of the ground/ space in view, in open spaces. Now such gatherings will be allowed subject to SOP of the State/ UT concerned.

o    Cinema halls and theatres have already been permitted upto 50% of seating capacity. Now they will be permitted to operate at higher seating capacity, for which a revised SOP will be issued by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in consultation with MHA.

o    Swimming pools have already been permitted for use of sports persons. Now swimming pools will be permitted for use of all, for which a revised SOP will be issued by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MoYA&S) in consultation with MHA.

o    Business to Business (B2B) exhibition halls have already been permitted. Now all types of exhibition halls will be permitted, for which a revised SOP will be issued by the Department of Commerce in consultation with MHA.

·         For further opening up of international air travel of passengers, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) may take a decision in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) based on the assessment of the situation.

·         SOPs, as updated from time to time, have been prescribed for various activities. These include:  movement by passenger trains; air travel; metro trains; schools; higher educational institutions; hotels and restaurants; shopping malls, multiplexes and entertainment parks; yoga centres and gymnasiums, etc.  These SOPs shall be strictly enforced by the authorities concerned, who shall be responsible for their strict observance. 

LOCAL RESTRICTIONS

·         There shall be no restriction on inter-State and intra-State movement of persons and goods including those for cross land-border trade under Treaties with neighbouring countries. No separate permission/ approval/ e-permit will be required for such movements.

Protection of vulnerable persons

·         Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years are advised to take necessary precautions.

Use of Aarogya Setu                

·         The use of Aarogya Setu mobile App will continue to be encouraged.

NDW/RK/PK/AD/DDD (Release ID: 1692725) 

 

 

 

  NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY 2021

 National Girl Child Day 2021 is being celebrated today (January, 24). This day creates awareness about girl child rights in India.

 

National Girl Child Day 2021: This day is celebrated every year on January 24 across the country. Its objective is to provide maximum support and facilities to the girls of the country in every respect. Apart from this, another objective of National Girl Child Day is to raise awareness about discrimination against girls.

It is believed that girls have been facing discrimination and violence in every aspect of life since ancient times. Now, it is time to give them their due rights. The government of India has brought several acts and made several amendments in the constitution to bring equality in society.

History of National Girl Child Day

National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on January 24 in India. It was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Government of India. In 2019, its theme was “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow”.

Significance of National Girl Child Day

The Government of India has started National Girl Child Day to bring equality in society as a campaign. This campaign aims to make people aware of girls across the country. Also, its objective is to tell people that women have an equal contribution to building society. People from all walks of life are included and made aware that girls should also have the right to make decisions.

Objectives

• There are three major objectives to celebrate National Girl Child Day. First - to raise awareness about the rights of girls.
• Second, to talk about various atrocities and inequalities that girls face in their daily lives.
• Third, to increase awareness about the importance of girl education, nutrition, and health.

Why to celebrate National Girl Child Day

National Girl Child Day is celebrated to improve the condition of girls in society. Women have to face several types of discrimination at their homes, workplaces and in daily lives. Even now, women face gender discrimination in many ways not only in the village but also in the cities. There are several programs and campaigns are organized across the country to create awareness about the conditions of the girls.

Click the link to read  about :SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI ACCOUNT SCHEME PDF

 

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No. Confd./Circular-2021                                    

                                CIRCULAR                   Dated: 22.01.2021

Dear Comrades,                       

            During our campaign to make the 26^th November one day General Strike a grand success, we faced innumerable queries over the long pending demands of the Central Government employees, especially,  the freezing and denying the DA/DR payment upto 30^th June, 2021,  the continuing impasse over the NPS; the dubious attitude of the Government over honouring the assurance held out in 2016 etc.  The lamenting of the Cabinet Secretary over the financial health of the Government when the Staff Secretary met him recently would be considered by the rank and file of the membership as nothing but a pitiful distraction.  There had been no such situation when the promise was held out in 2016 .  In fact the Government had been boasting of the steady growth of the economy then.  Even during covid days they merrily went ahead with the privatisation spree; On the contrary the Government had been taking advantage of a pathetic situation of the people at large in pushing through their agenda.  There had been no response from the Government to very many issues and problems of the employees faced with the covid-19 pandemic.  They had no qualms in pushing through the despised legislations over the labour code during this period. 

The Indian farmers has no doubt shown the way as to how to combat the situation emanating from sheer chicanery.  They have proved that the unflinching determination is the only way forward.  We must salute them and imbibe the qualities they have demonstrated in no uncertain terms.

We are, therefore, happy to note that the National JCA has decided to hold a protest demonstration on 1st Feb. 2021, the day when the Finance Minister will rise to present her budget proposal before the Parliament.  We would like to name the programme as protest day rather than the call attention day for this Government  has no intention to  listen to any legitimate grievances of the people.  The protest day may be organised in front of all offices, eliciting the participation of the entirety of the employees.  The occasion must be used to explain the chicanery indulged in by the Government by not honouring the assurances held out on revision of minimum wage;  how unprecedented and wrong was it to deny the Dearness Allowance/Relief to employees and pensioners; how the NPS will deny the requisite pension to the employees even after collecting contribution from them; as to how the privatisation of public sector and Government run organisations is amounting to selling away the Nation’s assets for a song to the cronies of the ruling party; as to how the negotiating forum has been permanently shut down etc. etc.  Above all it must  be the occasion to congratulate the farmers of the country  for their determination, courage, conviction  and unflinching faith in struggles as the certain way to success.  While explaining the grievances of the farmers emanating from the enacted farm laws, we must also  point out as to how the parliamentary system was overturned by dubious methods, when the Government had no majority in Rajya Sabha. 

It will also be pertinent to point out that the enacted legislation has the strange provision in as much as the farmers are not entitled to approach the judiciary (the courts of law at any level) to settle their dispute with the giant corporates.  The Law stipulates that such disputes are to be brought before the Government appointed bureaucrats, whose decision would be deemed to be  final.  For not anything, at least for this obnoxious and extremely untenable provision alone, the enactment must be scrapped

In the charter of demands, prepared by the NJCA and endorsed, all important demands have been included.  For the sake of uniformity, we would not like to incorporate any other issue.  We would like to convey a strong message of unity of the Central Government employees to the Government.

We request all affiliates, State COCs to immediately convey to the Branches and through them to all members of the programme slated for Ist Feb. 2021 and take immediate steps required to make the programme a grand success on Ist Feb. 2021.  All Branches, divisions, regions of all affiliates, the district and state units of COCs must ensure that each and every member of the unit and present on that day at the office takes part in the demonstration adhering to the norms and stipulations made by the concerned Governments to arrest the spread of Covid 19. 

We have convened the meeting of the National Sectt. to discuss and decide as to how to make the programme participative of all members and a grand success.

With greetings,

 

Yours fraternally, 

   R.N. Parashar

Secretary General.

Encl: Charter of demands.

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

1.      Withdraw the decision to corporatize Railway Production Units, 41 Ordnance Factories, GOCO Model in Army Base Workshops and stop Privatization and Outsourcing of permanent and perennial jobs.

 

2.      Immediate release of three installments of DA / DR due to the Central Government Employees and Pensioners from 1/1/2020, 1/7/2020 and 1/1/2021

 

3.      Implementation of the assurances given by the Group of Ministers on 7^th CPC demands including minimum pay and fitment factor etc.

 

4.      Settle all the 7^th CPC Anomalies pointed out by the Staff Side of NC – JCM including extension of one more option to switch over to 7^th CPC, restoration of certain allowances and advances and grant of two increments while on promotion / MACP etc.

 

5.      Withdrawal of NPS and restoration of the Guaranteed defined Pension under CCS (Pension) Rules 1973.

 

6.      Withdrawal of FR 56(j) which is being misused as a measure of punishment

 

7.      Issue Government Orders on all the demands agreed in the meeting of the Standing Committee of NC JCM and in the 47^th Meeting of the NC-JCM

 

8.      Settle the demands of the Staff Side with regard to regularization of the absence of the employees during COVID-19 pandemic and Lock down Period due to non-availability of Public Transport and home quarantine etc.

 

9.      Payment of compensation to the Central Government employees who died due to COVID – 19 Virus infection.

 

10.  Ensure 100% Compassionate Appointment to the wards of the deceased Central Government Employees and those who are medically invalidated from service

 

11.  Implement the following Supreme Court Judgments for the similarly placed employees:-

(i)                 Grant of Notional Increment to those employees who retired / retiring on 31^st January / 30^th of June.

(ii)               Implementation of MACP Scheme w.e.f. 1/1/2006

 

12.  Payment of Night Duty Allowance to the employees detailed on Night shift duty without any basic pay ceiling limit

13.  Reimbursement of the Actual Amount charged by the CGHS empanelled Hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19 infection

 

  BRIEF OF THE MEETING HELD TODAY WITH CABINET SECRETARY (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

REVISION IN THE MARKING SYSTEM FOR EXAMS CONDUCTED DURING INDUCTION TRAINING OF SORTING ASSISTANT (DIRECT RECRUIT & DEPARTMENTAL) (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW) http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=5242

 

PAYMENT OF LUMP SUM COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES COVERED UNDER NPS ON RETENTION IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE IN SPITE OF DISABLEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO GOVERNMENT SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 9(3) OF CCS (EXTRA ORDINARY PENSION) RULES, 1939-REGARDING

(Click the link below to vioe)

http://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D3/D03ppw/Lumpsum_to_NPS_employeesu0Dff.pdf

 

PRESS NEWS

GOVERNMENT NOTIFIES THE LIST OF POSTS IDENTIFIED SUITABLE FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITIES
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Posted On: 15 JAN 2021 7:10PM by PIB Delhi

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities on 4th January 2021 notified 3566 posts in Central Government establishments as suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities (disability of 40% and above) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. These posts include 1046 in Group A, 515 in Group B, 1724 in Group C and 281 in Group D posts. Posts have also been identified suitable for new categories of persons with disabilities such as dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability; specific learning disability, mental illness and multiple disability have been added. This list is not an exhaustive one and Central Ministries/Department/Autonomous Bodies and Public Sector Undertakings may further supplement. This notification will broaden the scope for employment for persons with benchmark disabilities in Government establishments.    

A list of 2973 posts identified suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities was last notified on 29.07.2013 in terms of the repealed Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. As compared to the earlier notified list, 593 new posts have been added.

The list of posts notified by the Central Government on 04.01.2021 is based on the recommendations of an expert committee constituted under the chairpersonship of the Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and consisting experts, persons with benchmark disabilities and representatives from various associations of persons with disabilities.

Details of the list is available on the website of the Department. Notification is also available on http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/224370.pdf

NB/SK/jk/MoSJ&E-15-01-2021(Release ID: 1688869) 

SUPPLEMENTARY RESULT DECLARED IN R/O COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF GDS TO THE CADRE OF PA HELD ON 15.09.2019      (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=5230

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SUPPLEMENTARY RESULT DECLARED IN R/O COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF GDS TO THE CADRE OF POSTMAN HELD ON 29.09.2019   (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=5231

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COVID-19 VACCINATION PRECAUTIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS AND SCHEDULED: DIFFERENCE OF COVID-19 VACCINES

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI – 110011

DO No. T-22020/14/2020-Imm
Date: 14th January 2021

Dear All,

As you are aware that COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled for roll-out in the country on 16th January 2021 and the States/UTs have already received vaccines for the same.

In this regard, a comparative factsheet for both the vaccines that will be used during the introduction have been prepared which contains information on vaccine platform, physical specifications, dosage, cold chain storage requirements, contraindications and minor AEFIs. A detailed note on contraindications and special precautions has also been prepared and is enclosed.

You are requested to kindly disseminate the above mentioned documents to Programme Managers across all levels and through them to cold chain handlers and vaccinators for ready reference.

Enclosure: As above

Yours sincerely,

(Dr. Manohar Agnani)

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Precautions and Contraindications for COVID-19 Vaccination

1. Authorized Age Group: Under the EUA, COVID-19 vaccination is indicated only for 18 years and above.

2. Co-administration of vaccines: If required, COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines should be separated by an interval of at least 14 days

3. Interchangeability of COVID-19 Vaccines is not permitted: Second dose should also be of the same COVID-19 vaccine which was administered as the first dose.

Contraindication

1. Persons with history of:

Anaphylactic or allergic reaction to a previous dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Immediate or delayed-onset anaphylaxis or allergic reaction to vaccines or injectable therapies, pharmaceutical products, food-items etc.

2. Pregnancy & Lactation:

Pregnant & Lactating women have not been part of any COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial so far. Therefore, women who are pregnant or not sure of their pregnancy; and lactating women should not receive COVID-19 vaccine at this time

Provisional / temporary contraindications: In these conditions, COVID vaccination is to be deferred for 4-8 weeks after recovery

1. Persons having active symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2. SARS-COV-2 patients who have been given anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies or convalescent plasma

3. Acutely unwell and hospitalized (with or without intensive care) patients due to any illness

Special precautions:

• Vaccine should be administered with caution in persons with history of any bleeding or coagulation disorder (e.g., clotting factor deficiency, coagulopathy or platelet disorder).
• Following conditions are not contraindicated for COVID vaccines
• Persons with a past history of SARS-CoV-2 infection (sero-positivity) and or RT-PCR positive illness
• History of chronic diseases and morbidities (cardiac, neurological, pulmonary, metabolic, renal, malignancies)
• Immuno-deficiency, HIV, patients on immune-suppression due to any condition (the response to the COVID 19 vaccines may be less in these individuals)
• Vaccine specific contraindications may apply as the new information becomes available

Comparative Sheet for different Covid-19 vaccines, under Indian Government supply

Indicator	COVISHIELD	COVAXIN
Type of Vaccine	Recombinant COVID-19 vaccine based on Viral Vector Technology	Whole-Virion Inactivated Corona Virus Vaccine
No. of doses in each vial	10	20
Shelf life	6 months	6 months
Expiry date available on vial	Yes	Yes
Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM)	Not Available	not available
Route	Intramuscular (IM) Injectable	Intramuscular (IM) Injectable
Physical Appearance of Vaccine	Clear to slightly opaque, colourless to slightly brown	Whitish translucent
Dose	0.5 ml each dose	0.5 ml each dose
Course	2-doses	2-doses
Schedule	4-weeks apart	4-weeks apart
Vaccination during Pregnancy	Not recommended	Not recommended
Vaccination < 18 years of age	Not recommended	Not recommended
Vaccination to Lactating mother	Not recommended	Not recommended
Storage and transportation	+2°C to +8°C at all levels	+2°C to +8°C at all levels
Cold chain storage space in secondary packaging	2.109 cm3	1.7187 cm3
Shake test	Not applicable	Not applicable
Open Vial Policy	Not applicable	Not applicable
Freeze Sensitive	Yes	Yes
Discard the vaccine vial, if found	‘frozen’ or ‘frozen and thawed’	‘frozen’ or ‘frozen and thawed’
Discard the vial, if	Solution is discoloured or visible particles are observed	Presence of particulate matter or other coloration
AEFI	Some mild AEFIs may occur like injection site tendenrness, injection site pain, headache, fatigue, myalgia, malaise, pyrexia, chills and arthralgia, nausea	Some mild may occur like injection site pain, headache, fatigue, fever, body ache, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, dizziness-giddiness, tremor, sweating, cold, cough and injection site swelling
AEFI	site pain, headache, fatigue, myalgia, malaise, pyrexia, chills and arthralgia, nausea
AEFI Other	Paracetamol may be used to provide symptomatic relief from post-vaccination adverse reactions Very rare events of demyelinating disorders have been reported following vaccination with this Vaccine without the causal relationship establishment As with other intramuscular injections, COVISHIELD should be given with caution to individuals with thrombocytopenia
Any other instruction		Shake well, before use Use of Chloroquine and Corticosteroids may impair antibody response.

Packaging details —

Packaging details	Doses		Dimension		Total Volume
	COVISHIELD	COVAXIN	COVISHIELD	COVAXIN	COVISHIELD	COVAXIN
Primary	10	10			21.09 cm3	34.37 cm3
Secondary	500	320	L-18.5 cm, W-9.5 cm, H- 6cm	L-10 cm, W- 10cm, H-5.5 cm	1053 cm3	550 cm3
Teritiary	3,000	7680	L-31 cm, W-19 cm, H- 13.3 cm	L-41 cm, W-20 cm, H- 18cm	7833 cm3	14760 cm3
Quaternary (A)*	12,000	Not Applicable	L-57.9 cm, W-46.4 cm, H- 37 cm	Not Applicable	99402 cm3	Not Applicable
Quaternary (B)	12,000	Not Applicable	L-60 cm, W-48 cm, H- 41 cm	Not Applicable	1,18,080 cm3	Not Applicable

Source: MoHFW