With an aim to provide quality education to poor and deprived children for their all-round development the Atal residential schools will begin offering admissions from the next academic session across the state.

Prayagraj Jan 30 PTI Amid the coronavirus pandemic authorities in Uttar Pradesh expect one crore devotees to take a holy dip in the Ganga and the Sangam here on Mauni Amavasya MondayChief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra who reviewed the preparation for the event said Mauni Amavasya is a very important festival of Magh Mela and people from across the country come here to take a holy dip in the riverTomorrow one crore people are expected to take bath Mishra said adding he was satisfied with the arrangements made there for devoteesThe chief secretary said he himself took a bath on Sunday in the Ganga and found that the river flow and the water is goodAs far as the coronavirus pandemic is concerned the cases are coming down in the state he saidThe rate of infection in the state has come down from 20 percent to 4 percent As of today the first dose of vaccine has been given to 995 percent of the people in the state while 69 percent of the people have been given the second dose too he saidHe also said that 65 percent of the children in the age group of 15 to 17 years have also been vaccinated with the first doseDuring my visit here whoever I asked about the coronavirus vaccine they told me that have taken both the doses he said PTI COR TIR TIR

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has issued new COVID-19 guidelines in the state on Sunday amid a surge in COVID cases in the state.

Lucknow Dec 30 PTI Newly-appointed Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Durga Shankar Mishra assumed charge here on Thursday and said he would work diligently to take various schemes of the government to peopleMishra a 1984-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on December 31 was given the important responsibility ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly pollsMishra who was the Union housing and urban affairs secretary was repatriated to his parent cadre Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as the Yogi Adityanath government proposed to appoint him as the new chief secretary barely two days before his retirementHe took over from Rajendra Kumar Tiwari a 1985-batch IAS officer who is due to retire in February 2023 Mishra has been given a one-year extension in serviceTalking to reporters after assuming office Mishra said he would work diligently to take various schemes of the government to peopleThis responsibility is a chance to serve all the people of my state he saidThanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Adityanath for giving him the responsibility Mishra said he has witnessed the unprecedented change that has taken place in the country in the last seven yearsHe said in 2017 when Adityanath took over as the chief minister Uttar Pradesh was lagging behind in the work related to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs but the situation has improved a lot now PTI SAB RC

Lucknow Dec 30 PTI Newly-appointed Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Durga Shankar Mishra assumed charge here on ThursdayMishra a 1984-batch IAS officer who was due to retire on December 31 was given the important responsibility ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly pollsMishra who was the Union housing and urban affairs secretary was repatriated to his parent cadre Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as the Yogi Adityanath government proposed to appoint him as the new chief secretary barely two days before his retirementAt present Rajendra Kumar Tiwari a 1985-batch IAS officer is the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh He is due to retire in February 2023 Mishra has been given a one-year extension in serviceTalking to reporters after assuming office Mishra said he would work diligently to take various schemes of the government to peopleThis responsibility is a chance to serve to the best I can for all the people of my state he said PTI SAB RC