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So far in Hingoli district, 73 per cent of the vaccine eligible people have received the first dose and 56 per cent have received both the doses.
Even though there are more than 120 crore vaccines in the country (Covid Vaccination), but there are still many people who have not been vaccinated. One such district is Hingoli in Maharashtra. The city council here has come up with a lucrative scheme to encourage people to go for the Kovid-19 vaccination, under which those taking both doses of the vaccine will be given the opportunity to win prizes like LED TVs, refrigerators and washing machines.
Only 56 percent people have got the second dose
The Chandrapur Municipal Unit in the state had also announced similar awards earlier this month to those who got both the vaccines. Pandit Mhaske, Project Officer on COVID-19 related duty in the Municipal Council, said that in Hingoli district, 73 percent of the people eligible for the vaccine have taken the first dose and 56 percent have taken both the doses. We want people to be vaccinated as soon as possible so we have started this scheme.
Poster released by Hingoli Municipal Council.
In view of the possibility of a third wave, Hingoli District Magistrate Jintendra Papalkar had called an emergency meeting on Wednesday and directed the district administration officials to motivate as many people as possible to take the vaccine.
Lucky draw will be held on 27th December
Dr. Ajay Kurwade, the principal officer of the Municipal Council, has decided to conduct a lucky draw on December 27 for those who took the vaccine dose between December 2 and December 24. In this, the first prize winner will be given LED TV. This is followed by Washing Machine, Refrigerator, Mixer Grinder and five other prizes. So far 16,059 cases of infection have been reported in the district and 395 people have died.