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J&K To Have District-Level Good Governance Index

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory to have a District-Level Good Governance Index, Union minister Jitendra Singh announced on Sunday.

Singh said the Centre will set up the index and the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances will carry out this task in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir government. “The framework of the proposed Index has been finalised with the technical support from the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad,” Singh said.

Singh said the index will enable each district of Jammu and Kashmir to rise to the level of some of the best-administered districts of the country, with time-bound disposal of files and other matters, increased transparency, accountability, and citizen participation.

The framework will have 58 indicators that assess different aspects of development and district administration in sectors such as agriculture, commerce and industry, human resource development, public health, public infrastructure and utilities, economic governance, welfare and development, public safety, judiciary, and citizen-centric governance.

Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to replicate the governance practices of other states and territories in Jammu and Kashmir in line with the idea of “maximum governance, minimum government”. He added once the governance model is successfully set up, it will be taken to the block level.

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“Omicron Spreads Fast But Is Weak, Like Viral Fever”: Yogi Adityanath

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Lucknow: The Omicron variant is spreading fast but there is no need to panic as the virus has “weakened”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today, dismissing reports that the new variant of coronavirus will trigger a third wave.

“Omicron spreads fast but causes very mild disease. The virus has weakened. It is like viral fever but precautions are necessary. However, there is no need to panic,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

He said it has been seen that the omicron is not as lethal as the Delta variant and added that infected patients are getting fully cured of the omicron variant in 4-5 days.

“During the Delta variant that was prevalent during March-April, it was seen that people were taking 15-25 days to recover. Covid complications were also reported in patients. However, this is not the case with Omicron,” he said.

‘Omicron Spreads Fast But Is Weak, Like Viral Fever’: Yogi Adityanath

Eight people have been infected with the Omicron variant in Uttar Pradesh since the first case was reported in the country in late November, according to the Health Ministry. Of these four people have recovered, as per the data.

This morning, Uttar Pradesh added 552 fresh Covid cases to take its overall tally to over 17 lakh. 22, 916 people have died due to Covid-related complications so far.

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