Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, directed the officials to prepare a database of front-line Health workers, Police Personnel and Sanitation workers to cover on priority under COVID-19 vaccination in the State.
The first meeting of the State Level Steering Committee was held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary at BRKR Bhavan today. The Committee discussed the preparedness of COVID-19 vaccination in the State.
Chief Secretary asked the departments to work in a coordinated way and make systematic arrangements for the first phase of vaccination of COVID-19. He reviewed the logistical arrangements, transportation, training of Health Staff, Cold chain facilities, IEC campaign, mapping of Health facilities, etc. Chief Secretary also directed officials to prepare a protocol for the vaccination centers.
Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary, MA&UD, Jitender, Additional DG (L&O), Sabyasachi Ghosh, Principal Secretary, Youth Services, SAM Rizvi, Secretary, HM&FW Dept., Ravi Gupta, Prl. Secretary, Home, Rahul Bojja, Prl. Secretary, and Secretary, SCDD, Sandeep Kumar Sultania, Secretary, PR&RD, Ahmed Nadeem, Secretary, Minorities, Christina Chongthu, Secretary, Tribal Welfare, Divya, Spl. Secretary, WCD&SC and representatives of UNICEF, UNDP, WHO attended the Meeting.
source: NSS
