Puducherry government to give rice, money to parents as schools are closed due to COVID-19

Taking into consideration the truth that college students are not getting their mid-day meals offered at government schools, the Puducherry government has determined to give rice and money to each guardian, stated R Kamalakannan, Education Minister of Puducherry.

“As the schools are not functioning due to the corona, 50,000 students for four months will be given 4 kg of rice and groceries of Rs 250-330 per parent on the school premises,” stated Kamalakannan.

A complete of 58 new COVID-19 instances have been reported in Puducherry on Saturday, taking the entire variety of instances to 1,898. The state additionally reported three deaths within the final 24 hours.

According to the Health Department, the entire variety of instances contains 804 energetic instances and 28 deaths. Around 1,066 have been handled within the union territory, knowledgeable the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, Government of Puducherry.

With a spike of 34,884 instances and 671 deaths have been reported in India within the final 24 hours, the entire variety of constructive instances reached 1,038,716 on Saturday, in accordance to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The whole variety of instances contains 358,692 energetic instances, 653,751 cured/discharged/migrated and 26,273 deaths, the Health Ministry knowledgeable.