Port Blair, March 25: The Andaman & Nicobar Islands Rural Livelihood Mission attached to the Directorate of RD, PRIs & ULBs, A&N Administration is implementing DAY-NRLM scheme since 2015-16 with the aim to enable the poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis, through building strong grassroots institutions of the poor such as Self Help Group, Primary Level Federation (also known as Village Organizations) and Cluster/Block Level Federations.

Port Blair, March 25: The District Administration in a special drive to administer oath of office to the newly elected Pradhans, members and elected Up-Pradhans in respect of Manarghat, Kanyapuram, Shoalbay, Wimberlygunj and Stewartgunj Gram Panchayats had convened a special meeting today on 25/03/2022 in their respective Panchayat Halls.

The oath of office was administered by Shri Dilkhush Meena, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, South Andaman and Miss Yashaswini.B , IAS, Assistant Commissioner (U/T).

Port Blair, Mar. 25: During RAT conducted on 54 passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj, no positive case has been detected. At Mohanpura Bus Terminus, test was conducted on 22passengers, no positive case has been detected. At Phoenix Bay Jetty, 54 passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. At helipad, 10passengers were tested with RAT, no positive case has been detected. RT-PCR test was conducted on 34 crew members of MV Campbell-bay, the reports of which are awaited.

Port Blair, March 25: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,09,600 beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above have been vaccinated so far in A&N Islands. Similarly, 23,280 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18yrs and 5753beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 12 to 14yrs. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 9779.