The Bokaro district unit of the BJP is helping residents, especially senior citizens, of the steel town by setting up help desks at Covid-19 vaccination centres.

This decision was taken at the party meeting held on Thursday in the BJP district office. The members have also begun a Covid-19 vaccination awareness drive to inform people that it is safe to get the vaccine.

Sanjay Tyagi, the district head of this campaign said, “It has been decided that the BJP members will form a team and conduct door-to-door campaigns to make people aware of the safety of the vaccine. At the same time, it was also decided to set up a help desk at all the vaccination centres.”

The district especially Bokaro Township has a large number of senior citizens most of them are retired employees of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL).

Many of the senior citizens above the age of 70 are residing alone as their children are settled in other cities in the country or abroad. For them, visiting the vaccination centre to take the vaccine is a difficult task. Sensing the problems faced by them, the members of the saffron party came forward to help them.

District president Bharat Yadav said, “There will be a provision of clean drinking water, transport of elderly and senior citizens to the vaccination centre at all the help desks. Our workers will extend all possible support to the people for the vaccination process. BJP district unit has also made members in-charge and co-in charge of each of the vaccination centre who will operate the help desk.”

Dilip Srivastava, district vice president said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the Covid-19 vaccine made in India is being supplied to 65 countries across the world and the vaccine is safe.”