Bihar govt order to ensure ration to AES-hit families
The missive issued by additional secretary Bharat Kumar Dubey said, “There is an urgent need to avail ration to AES-affected and susceptible families in different things without fail”.
Doctors had attributed the AES deaths to malnutrition, besides heat and humidity.
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Against the backdrop of the deaths of over 150 children, mostly from impoverished families, due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), the Bihar government has now issued instructions to District Magistrates to ensure that families of AES victims and those susceptible to the syndrome get ration. Doctors had attributed the AES deaths to malnutrition, besides heat and humidity.
The missive issued by additional secretary Bharat Kumar Dubey said, “There is an urgent need to avail ration to AES-affected and susceptible families in different things without fail”. Authorities were directed to ensure that families covered under Food Security Act get ration.
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Santosh Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express since June 2008. He covers Bihar with main focus on politics, society and governance. Investigative and explanatory stories are also his forte. Singh has 25 years of experience in print journalism covering Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
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