Shivraj’s cabinet meet signals phase out of Covid rules in MP

Restrictions on transfer of employees due to pandemic to be withdrawn

For the first time during the pandemic period, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday held a physical cabinet meeting here signaling that restrictions imposed in Madhya Pradesh in the wake of outbreak of Coronavirus last year would be phased out gradually.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who assumed office for the fourth time on March 20, ended the trend of holding virtual cabinet meetings by chairing the meeting of his council of ministers in the state secretariat in the morning.

The Chief Minister announced that the restrictions imposed on transfer of state government employees due to the pandemic would be withdrawn on April one and the routine transfer of employees would continue till April 30.

A dozen ministers in the Shivraj ministry including the Chief Minister had tested positive for Coronavirus. All of them have since recovered.

Till date, the Chief Minister has been holding cabinet and other official meetings through video conferences in view of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, in a sign of slowing down of the pandemic, the number of fresh Coronavirus positive cases in Madhya Pradesh dipped to 304, the lowest since the outbreak of the pandemic, on Monday. The state recorded three deaths on Monday.

As on Monday, MP has reported a total 2,51,882 positive cases and 3,756 deaths.

Total 2,42,996 Coronavirus patients have so far recovered in the state.

Madhya Pradesh has also reported vaccination of 9,543 people on January 16, recording 63.2 per cent of vaccination of registered persons on the day.

Similarly, the state has reported vaccination of 8,995 people on January 18, recording 59.9 per cent of vaccination of registered persons on the day.