Arunachal DC sets up COVID Care Bank with money collected from SOP violators

ITANAGAR: A Doctor from Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district is being lauded for her latest effort to aid the needy amid cases of COVID19. Dr. Kinny Singh, who is also heading the District Administration, has come forward with an initiative – utilizing funds received in the form of fines from lockdown violators to provide free medical services to the unprivileged.

“The Covid Care Bank has been set up by the fine amount collected by the administration during Covid appropriate behavior enforcement in the district. An amount of 3.24 Lakh has been collected from those violating Covid Sops,” Singh was quoted as saying to the media.

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The brilliant initiative is supported by a premium coaching institute, Vision IAS, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

It needs mention here Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 30,850 on Saturday as 358 more people tested positive for the infection while five new fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 138, a senior health official said.

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