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Haryana government has decided to provide Rs 5,000 to those families who are below poverty. The decision came to protect after the government imposed lockdown in the state and this can hamper their livelihood.
“It has been decided to provide Rs 5000 to the families below the poverty line as their livelihood has stopped and they have to stay in isolation amid COVID. So they were facing a lot of difficulties”, says Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij .
Anil Vij said strict action will be taken against those who flout the COVID restrictions. “Surkshit Haryana announced from May 10 to May 17, stringent measures will be taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Haryana,” said Vij.
A lockdown was already imposed in Haryana till May 10 with effect from May 3. Haryana reported 13,548 new COVID-19 cases and 151 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Sunday. With this, the case tally reached 6,15,897. As many as 12,639 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the active number of COVID cases in Haryana stands at 1,16,867.
