Akola. An effective means of controlling the COVID-19 virus is the vaccination of the COVID preventive vaccine. Various measures are being taken by the administration to get the citizens vaccinated. In order to speed up vaccination at the village level, incentive scheme for village panchayats is being implemented by the Zilla Parishad and the district administration.
Accordingly, special awards will be given to those Gram Panchayats who have vaccinated more than 90 percent of the target of the village till December 31, District Magistrate Neema Arora has given this information.
This scheme is being implemented to encourage COVID vaccination at the Gram Panchayat levels. The deadline for this was given till December 10. Now the decision to extend it till December 31 has been taken by District Magistrate Neema Arora and Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad Saurabh Katiyar.
Under this, three gram panchayats in each tehsil will be given special prizes through lucky draws at the tehsil level to those gram panchayats who have done more than 90 percent vaccination. Along with this, out of all the gram panchayats of the district, three gram panchayats of the district level will be given special prizes through lucky draw. Certificates will be given to all the Gram Panchayats who have done more than 90 percent vaccination.
All the prizes will be given to the winning Gram Panchayat by the Zilla Parishad and the District Administration. All the Gram Panchayats participating in this competition should take necessary steps to motivate the citizens of their area to complete the first and second due doses. Also, appeal to the citizens of your village to take part in this campaign by getting maximum vaccinations done, this call has been made by District Magistrate Neema Arora and Chief Executive Officer of JIP Saurabh Katiyar.