Capt.Amarinder SinghVerified account

@capt_amarinder

Chief Minister of Punjab and a Military historian.

Punjab
Joined March 2011

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    I will go Live this Saturday with your questions/suggestions. Thankful to you all for participating in big numbers. Request you to share your questions by Friday evening & also to share this information with your friends & family. Looking forward to speaking to you.

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  2. Sharing my interview with . Despite things looking good for Punjab right now, we can't afford to be complacent considering what's happening globally. Happy about where we are right now but we cannot slacken our vigilance & must aggressively fight .

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  3. Punjab's recovery rate now stands at over 90% with only 143 active cases, which is positive news for us. Five districts, namely Sangrur, SAS Nagar, Ferozepur, Bathinda & Moga have 0 active cases as of today. While it is encouraging, let us all focus on taking proper precautions.

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  4. Extremely happy to see Punjabis and the staff of State Transport buses taking all precautions which are a must if we are to defeat . The present relaxations are aimed at restoring normalcy but don't forget, we must take all precautions.

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  5. The visuals of the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan are indeed heart rending. I am sure the Central & State Governments are doing their very best to provide relief and urgently restore normalcy. May God give people all the strength & courage in this hour of crisis.

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  6. Saddened at the tragic in Karachi. My thoughts & prayers are with the families who lost their loved ones. May God give them the strength to deal with this terrible loss.

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  7. In the fight against , Punjab’s recovery rate now stands at 89% with only 211 active cases. Wish them all a speedy recovery. Our doubling rate of cases has improved to 100 days. But Please follow full precautions to ensure that our hard work isn’t frittered away.

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  8. I join the nation in paying tributes to our former PM Ji on his death anniversary today. He was a visionary leader who initiated reforms in many sectors, including Telecom & IT.

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  9. Happy to inform that State Transport buses have commenced operations from today. Sharing a picture of our first bus from Ludhiana to Amritsar carrying 30 passengers. Imp that we all wear masks & observe proper health safeguards & we need to adopt & inculcate these as habits.

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  10. Happy to share a picture of our 200th Shramik Special Train that left Amritsar at 2 PM today for Miraj in Maharashtra. Till date, over 2.50 lakh workers have been transported out of Punjab and we are in the process of increasing the number of trains as well.

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  11. Due to our collective efforts, we have done well in controlling but for spikes when people come from outside Punjab. We are screening & quarantining persons and will be strict in enforcing wearing masks & social distancing. This fight is not over, it has just started!

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  12. Challenging times call for innovative solutions. I request PM Ji to allow MGNREGS cardholders to work in farms in 2020-21 Kharif/ Rabi season to overcome the shortage of labour. A specific number of man-days/acre may be designated to help both workers & farmers.

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  13. Starting Wednesday we will start running State buses along with pvt buses/mini-buses with reduced capacity to ensure social distancing. These will move point to point to ensure health screening & sanitisation of buses & bus stands in urban areas & will start in rural areas later.

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  14. Even though Govt. hospitals have been busy fighting , since 23 Mar, 20 lakh patients have been treated in OPDs for Non-Covid diseases. In this period under Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana, 43000 patients have availed treatment worth Rs 38 Cr. Kudos to our Health Department!(2/2)

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  15. Reviewed work of Health, Medical Education & Research Depts to check on status of both & non-Covid cases. As we ease restrictions, there is no scope of complacency & we need to observe all safeguards. Let's stabilise our good work & improve our indicators further.(1/2)

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  16. A fruitful VC with Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Ji regarding implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission. Apprised him that we will cover 100% rural households with piped water connections by Mar 2022. Asked for reducing beneficiary contribution from 10% to 5% in Kandi belt.

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  17. Happy to join CMC Ludhiana for commencement of their Telemedicine Project with Cleveland Clinic, USA to provide telephonic consultation to people of Punjab for & non-Covid cases. In the present time, such initiatives will help our people. My best wishes to the institute!

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  18. Comments today by were not becoming of Senior Minister. Trains started a month late despite reminders from . We need to work together & focus on getting all stranded people home. We have already sent 170 trains with 2 lakh workers & will continue to do so.

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  20. Happy to interact with my fellow Punjabis from Kapurthala who have recovered from & discharged from hospital. Happy to share that our recovery rate has improved to 64.6% & our doubling rate is at 49 days. We’ve slowed spread of , but we still need to work hard.

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