In view of bringing the situation of Kovid-19 under control in Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced to remove the ban on the number of people attending marriage ceremonies from Saturday.
Earlier, due to the spike in Covid-19 positive cases, the state government had capped the number of people attending weddings at 250 from January 15.
The Chief Minister took to Twitter to share the welcome news, writing, “Wishing you all a very Happy Basant Panchami. It is a matter of satisfaction that COVID-19 is under control in the state, hence the restriction on the number of guests. There is a rise in marriage and other auspicious works from Basant Panchami.
The state home department later issued an order saying that the ban on the participation of 250 people in marriage ceremonies is being withdrawn with immediate effect. However, the order stressed that the use of face masks and hand sanitisers would be necessary for those attending such events, apart from following social distancing.
The number of Covid-19 infections in Madhya Pradesh rose to 9,95,049 on Friday after 6,516 new cases were detected, while nine patients died due to the infection in the state, a health department official said. The number increased to 10,648. The positivity rate came down to 8.2 per cent from 9.2 on Thursday, he said, adding that there are 51,019 active cases in the state.
Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh government is considering to include ‘happiness’ as a subject in the curriculum of its high school and higher secondary school classes from the next academic session, an official said on Friday.
Akhilesh Argal, CEO of Rajya Anand Sansthan (State Happiness Department), said that a draft of books on the subject for classes 9 to 12 is almost ready. In 2016, Madhya Pradesh became the first state in the country to set up a happiness department.
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