Mumbai Mar 24 PTI The Maharashtra government will make available 300 flats in suburban Goregaon for MLAs from rural areas Housing Development Minister Jitendra Awhad announced on ThursdaySpeaking in the state Assembly during the ongoing Budget session he said the legislators who do not have a house in Mumbai do not represent any constituency in the city and who hail from outside the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be eligible for this schemeSeveral MLAs come to Mumbai from rural areas They all are MLAs It does not matter which party they belong to But we the state government are responsible for them he saidThe Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority MHADA will construct this housing complex in suburban Goregaon the minister addedThese would be High Income Group HIG category flatsFirst-time Shiv Sena MLA Udaysingh Rajput who represents the Kannad seat in Aurangabad district had on Wednesday told Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat in the Assembly that MLAs like him who do not have a house in Mumbai should have at least 1 BHK flat in some or other corner of the cityThorat had said his department will offer cooperation for such a scheme PTI ENM KRK KRK KRK

New Delhi Oct 21 PTI The country now has a strong protective shield of 100 crore vaccine doses to combat the biggest pandemic in 100 years Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on ThursdayIndia achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark on ThursdaySpeaking via video conferencing after inaugurating the Infosys Foundation Vishram Sadan at the National Cancer Institute NCI on the Jhajjar Campus of New Delhi AIIMS Modi said This day of October 21 2021 has been recorded in history India has crossed the 100 crore vaccine doses mark sometime back To combat the biggest pandemic in 100 years the country now has a strong protective shield of 100 crore vaccine doses This achievement belongs to India every citizen of India the prime minister saidModi also expressed gratitude to all the vaccine manufacturing companies of the country workers engaged in vaccine transportation and health sector professionals engaged in administering the vaccinesOn the Vishram Sadan construction Modi recalled that during his Independence Day speech he had talked about sabka prayas everyones effort and noted that be it any sector as soon as collective power is applied the pace of change increasesThis 10-storey Vishram Sadan has also been completed with the efforts of everyone in this Corona period And it is also special that in this Vishram Sadan both the government of the country and the corporate world have applied their collective strength Modi saidWhile the Infosys Foundation has constructed the building of Vishram Sadan the cost of land and electricity and water has been provided by AIIMS Jhajjar Modi notedI express my gratitude to AIIMS management and Sudha Murthy jis team for this service he saidIndias corporate sector private sector and social organisations have continuously contributed in strengthening the health services of the country the prime minister noted He cited Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY as a great example of thisPrime Minister Modi said when the patient gets free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme then an act of service is accomplished It is this service motive that has made the government take steps to reduce the prices of about 400 cancer medicines he said The prime minister noted that today in AIIMS Jhajjar patients coming for cancer treatment have got great convenience with the inauguration of Vishram Sadan as it will reduce the worries of patients and their relatives The private sector will have a key role in the efforts to have at least one medical college in every district Modi saidThe 806-bed accommodation has been constructed by the Infosys Foundation as part of its corporate social responsibility CSRIt is aimed at providing air-conditioned accommodation to the attendants of cancer patients who often have to stay in hospitals for a long duration the Prime Ministers Office had said in a statementBuilt at the cost of about Rs 93 crore it is located in close proximity to the hospital and OPD blocks of the NCIUnion Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murthy attended the inauguration conducted via video conferencing PTI ASKKR SMN