TN Minister stresses role of NGOs in aiding government effort to battle COVID-19
The Hindu
The government alone cannot deliver to those in need of assistance, initiatives by NGOs would give a fillip, said State Backward Classes Minister S. S. Sivasankar
State Backward Classes Minister S. S. Sivasankar on Tuesday stressed the role of NGOs in aiding the government’s effort to battle COVID-19. In a virtual address to mark the launch of a a COVID-19 care information centre by Savenation-Tamil Nadu, an NGO in Madurai, he said such measures would be useful for people need in this hour of medical emergency. The government alone cannot deliver to those in need of assistance. Such initiatives by NGOs would give a fillip and motivate people rather than pushing them into depression or other kinds of illness, the Minister added.
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