KANPUR: The district administration on Friday ordered to stop disbursement of salary of the government employees who are evading vaccination. It has been made mandatory for the employees to submit photocopy of the vaccination to get their monthly salary, said district magistrate Alok Tiwari.

The government has also decided to grant one-day leave to its employees after they get themselves vaccinated to encourage them for vaccination, said a source in the district administration. It has come to the notice of the officials that some government employees are evading the second dose of vaccination while it is being said that vaccines are a good weapon to counter Covid related deaths.

The DM while taking the strong step asked the government employees that they would get their salary in May only after they submitted a photocopy of the vaccination certificate to their departmental head. Meanwhile, the district magistrate in a random checking of private Covid facilities in the city reached a private nursing home and warned its management that satrict action would be taken for overbilling. He asked the static magistrate to keep a vigil on overbilling.

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