Press Release by BJYM

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

• Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha launches state helplines for COVID-19 assistance
• Hotspots like Maharashtra, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have dedicated volunteers to coordinate help

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New Delhi, April 20: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday launched special state-wise COVID-19 helplines for assisting citizens in need.

 

The BJYM launched dedicated helplines for Mumbai (020 6732 6460), Delhi (011 6119 5322), Maharashtra (020 6732 6090), Madhya Pradesh (0731 4821 330) and Puducherry (044 6171 3330). Helplines have also been launched by Bihar, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Manipur.

 

Karyakartas of the respective BJYM units attend the calls on the helpline and provide assistance with respect to COVID-19 testing, availability of medicines, vaccination and hospitalization in coordination with local municipal authorities.

 

“Bharatiya Janata Party has always been proactive in listening to and addressing the concerns of citizens. Whenever there is any issue affecting the public at large, the Yuva Morcha in particular has continuously provided community service and this helpline is an extension of our mantra - #BJYMCares. With states like Maharashtra, Delhi, MP and Karnataka facing an exponential increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, we have launched this helpline to counsel and help citizens,” Shri Tejasvi Surya, National President of the BJYM, said in a statement.

 

In the first stage, helplines have been made functional in the states that are grappling with a high number of cases. The helplines will be made functional in all BJYM state units in the next two days.

 

“We are here to help citizens on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic - be it triaging, doctor consultation, home isolation, vaccination or hospitalization. The karyakartas handling the helpline will extend assistance for hospitalization and availability of medicines like remdesivir in coordination with the local municipal authorities. Yuva Morcha will also help families who need help with cremation services. They will also take requests for transportation to the nearest vaccination centre,” Surya added.

 

Apart from the helplines, the Yuva Morcha is planning to conduct a country-wide plasma donation drive at the end of this month, where recovered COVID-19 patients have been appealed to turn up in large numbers and donate their blood. BJYM is also actively involved in conducting vaccination drives across the country. It has also arranged for mass COVID-19 testing in villages, industrial units and apartment complexes.

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