Karnataka CM, ministers to donate one year's salary for COVID relief fund

PTI

Published: May 13, 2021 08:53 PM IST

Karnataka CM, ministers to donate one year's salary for COVID relief fund — Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa addresses a press conference in Bengaluru. PTI

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has ordered depositing one-year salary of state ministers in the COVID Relief Fund. This was decided by the Cabinet a few days ago.

The order was issued on May 11 and would come into effect retrospectively from May 1 for a year.

The order was given on the direction of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

The State has been reporting 40,000-50,000 COVID infections daily resulting in about six lakh active cases. This has led to shortage of oxygen, hospital beds, and essential drugs.

The government has imposed a lockdown-like restriction from May 10 to May 24 to contain the spread of the virus.

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