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SSC MTS EXAM WILL NOW BE HELD IN 13 REGIONAL

LANGUAGES ALONG WITH HINDI AND ENGLISH

he Department of Personnel Modi appreciated the decision
Tand Training (DoPT) headed through a tweet and said that no
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi one is disenfranchised or placed
has approved the conduct of at a disadvantage because of
the Staff Selection Commission the language barrier. 'Our thrust
Multi Tasking Staff (SSC MTS) towards regional languages
and Combined Higher Secondary and giving a broad canvas to
Level Examination in 13 regional our youth to fulfill their dreams
languages in addition to Hindi continue with full vigour. Union
and English. Question papers Minister of State for Personnel,
for the examination will be set Public Grievances, and Pensions
in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Dr.Jitendra Singh said that
Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, efforts are being made to
Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Urdu, Punjabi, include all the languages listed
Manipuri, and Konkani languages, apart from in the Eighth Schedule. This important initiative is
Hindi and English. Apart from Hindi and English, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision
it has been decided to conduct the MTS exam to ensure that everyone gets equal opportunities
from 2 May 2023 for the first time in 13 Indian to apply for jobs and that no youth is denied
regional languages. Prime Minister Narendra opportunities due to language barriers.

HOSPITALS UP TO SUB-

DISTRICT LEVELS TO

ENSURE INFRASTRUCTURE

PREPAREDNESS

n view of increasing cases of COVID-19
Iinfection in the country, Dr. PK Mishra, Principal
Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
held a meeting with senior officials to review Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family
the status of public health measures. In the Welfare informed that the states were advised
meeting, states and union territories have been that they can directly procure the Covid
advised to ensure infrastructure preparedness vaccines from the manufacturers without any
in hospitals up to the sub-district level. There has prior approval from the Union Health Ministry.
been a call to continue with the tried and tested Private hospitals in states can also purchase
strategy of Test-Surveillance-Treat-Vaccination vaccines directly from the manufacturer. Doses
and follow COVID Appropriate Behavior to deal of vaccines can be given to people only as per
with the COVID-19 disease. Rajesh Bhushan, the existing guidelines of Covid vaccination.

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