Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday said that Covid fatalities in the state during the third wave were way less compared to other parts of the world due to effective management of the state machineries.
Addressing the joint session of Karnataka Legislature, which started on Monday the governor said, "Karnataka won the E-governance award for its effective Covid-19 management using technology... The state relied on five Ts -- Testing, Tracing, Tracking, Treatment and Technology." 
 The state government was carried out the vaccination drive at 6,000 centres and 9.33 crore doses were given to the eligible population. "The state succeeded in giving 100 percent the first dose and 85 percent second dose. The state conducted over six crore tests," Mr. Gehlot informed the House.  
 The Governor said the state managed to cope with the third wave by increasing the oxygen production and the government is utilizing the Rs 840 crore grant effectively. According to him, the state is the second place in terms of telemedicine-based health services under the National Health Mission. 
Referring to the floods which battered certain parts of Karnataka last year, the Governor said the state government opened 496 relief centres for 1,38,504 flood-affected people and opened Ganji Kendra to feed flood-affected people. 
 The government also dispersed Rs 10,000 as an instant relief amount to each of the flood-hit families. The Governor said the state gave a total of Rs 85.86 crore to 85,862 families. The government also paid Rs 135.73 crore to those whose houses were damaged, he informed the House. 
Besides the government has paid Rs 1,253 crore to 18 lakh farmers through direct benefit transfer under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), he added. Karnataka is the first state to implement the new National Education Policy, he mentioned and spoke about various welfare schemes, mining policy, enhancing infrastructure, and transport facilities in Bengaluru and other parts of the State, irrigation projects, and power projects.