Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he has decided that he will not get vaccinated first. The priority group should be the first to benefit (from corona vaccine). He said that all districts should start making preparations to get their citizens vaccinated against corona. Priority groups will be vaccinated first. He was addressing first session of virtual Collectors-Commissioners Conference at Mantralaya on Monday. He instructed collectors that after training of the Health Department staff for vaccination, further process should be paced up. District-level staff must be active to implement the system of vaccination.

 

He also issued instructions to collectors regarding paddy purchase and milling in the conference. He said that farmers should not have any problem in purchase. After purchase, billing and payment process should be done soon. Districts where the payment status of Bajra is not satisfactory should take immediate action for payment.

 

Districts where the speed of transportation has been slow or approvals have been delayed should pay attention to this. Purchase should not be stopped due to small and discoloured grains coming at the procurement centres and the farmers’ crops should be purchased. Strict action should be taken against people involved in demanding money or other irregularities in weighing. Collectors should take such measures so that money is not taken from farmers for weighing and loading at the weighing centres. He also sought information regarding paddy purchase and the status of jowar, bajra from the districts.