There have been some reports in the media quoting tweets of Shri Saket Gokhale about an RTI reply by MHA. Shri Gokhale has misrepresented the facts while tweeting with a malicious intention. The fact of the matter is that CPIO CTCR Division, MHA received two online RTI applications from Shri Gokhale; vide HOME/R/T/21/00110 and HOME/R/E/21/00149 dated 12th Jan 2021, one in MHA and other one from Department of Legal affairs respectively.

#COVID19 update
All registered shops regd under Shops & Establishment Act of respective States/ UTs, including shops in residential complexes, neighborhood & standalone shops exempted from #lockdown restrictions.

Prohibited: Shops in single & multi brand malls Market complexes, except those within the limits of municipal corporations and municipalities, are allowed to open.

Mandatory: 50% strength of workers, wearing of masks & observing #SocialDistancing

Relaxations not applicable in #Hotspots/containment zones

#IndiaFightsCOVID19
How is India implementing #COVID19outbreak containment strategy?

Follow the tweet thread on detailed measures to be taken by States/District Admins for Cluster containment in #Hotspots, wider testing & ensuring protective gear for health & security personnel. #COVID19 containment starts with identification of #Hotspots and their categorization into Red, Orange & Green Zones.

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#IndiaFightsCoronavirus
Government of India issues Orders prescribing lockdown for containment of #COVIDー19 Epidemic in the country.

#CoronaVirusUpdate
#StayAtHomeSaveLives

@MoHFW_INDIA

Press Release 👇
pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIf… Guidelines on measures to be taken by Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State/UT Governments for containment of #COVIDー19 epidemic in the country.

#IndiaFightsCoronavirus
#StayHomeSaveLives

@MoHFW_INDIA

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A thread on @PadmaAwards :

#PadmaAwards2020 #PeoplesPadma have been announced. Below is a complete list of awardees. Following are a few profiles of awardees.

padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020Award…

1/9 Jagdish Lal Ahuja,also known as Langar Baba, has organized langars for poor patients daily for over 20 years!

Yogi Aeron has been treating bite & burn victims in Himalayas for over 35 years.

Abdul Jabbar fought for Bhopal gas tragedy victims for over 3 decades (Posthumous)

2/9

Following story has appeared in @the_hindu.

The line taken by the story is incorrect, without taking into account the factual position for conducting NPR.

Following is an explanatory thread on the same:

thehindu.com/news/national/…

1/4 The story incorrectly quotes government officials that

"Respondents to NPR exercise will get time to provide papers

families would need to dig out old documents and ensure that such documents are readily available for verification & enumerators would see those documents"

2/4

A thread explaining the provisions pertaining to #Citizenship in India and some concerns regarding the #CAA2019:

#CitizenshipAmendmentAct

1/9 Citizenship of India can be acquired by Birth, descent, registration, naturalisation or incorporation of territory.

Any foreigner on becoming eligible can acquire citizenship by registration or by naturalisation irrespective of his country or community.

#CAA2019
#CAB2019

2/9

"Govt. considers revoking Author Aatish Ali Tasser's OCI card after his Time article..", as reported by #ThePrint, is a complete misrepresentation and is devoid of any facts. Mr. Aatish Ali Taseer, while submitting his PIO application, concealed the fact that his late father was of Pakistani origin.