Amid the concerns of shortages of medicines and vaccines, the Telangana Cabinet has appointed a state-level Task Force to expedite the supply of any day-to-day medicines and vaccines in the state. The Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD), Industries Mr. K Tarakarama Rao (KTR) will supervise this team.
The Task Force comprises –
- Industries Department Chief Secretary Mr. Jayesh Ranjan
- General Administration Department (GAD) Principal Secretary, Mr. Vikas Raj
- Panchayati Raj Chief Secretary Mr. Sandeep Sultania
- Chief Minister Office Secretary and COVID-19 Special Officer, Mr. Rajasekhar Reddy.
The decision to set up the Task Force was taken at the Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister, K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) amid allegations that there is a scarcity of certain medicines and vaccines against COVID-19 in the state.
At the cabinet meeting on May 11, the Telangana government also announced a 10-day lockdown in view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state. The lockdown will be observed between 10 am and 6 am in these ten days. Citizens will be allowed to step out for essential services between 6 am and 10 am daily. Businesses including petrol pumps in areas other than highways, too, will be allowed to remain open for four hours.
