PM-CARES Fund: 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators for COVID-19 treatment; Maharashtra, Delhi get most
4 years, 6 months ago

PM-CARES Fund: 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators for COVID-19 treatment; Maharashtra, Delhi get most

Live Mint  

Maharashtra and Delhi — the worst-affected states due to coronavirus pandemic in India — have received the maximum number of 'Made-in-India' ventilators from Centre which are being procured under Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. In March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set up PM CARES fund where everyone can contribute to help the government fight against coronavirus. Amid surging cases of coronavirus in India, PM CARES Fund has allocated ₹2,000 crore for supply of 50,000 'Made-in-India' ventilators to government-run COVID-19 hospitals in all states and Union territories. "The distribution of the fund is based on the formula of 50% weightage for the population as per 2011 census, 40% weightage for number of COVID-19 cases and 10% for equal distribution among all the states or Union territories," the statement read.

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COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in India’s health infrastructure in India: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
1 year, 6 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in India’s health infrastructure in India: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Union Health Minister Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya on July 6 said the COVID-19 pandemic had highlighted gaps in the country's health infrastructure and and led to measures for bridging them. Mr. Mandaviya said Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has decided to set up a critical care unit in every district of the country with an expenditure of ₹64,000 crore under National …

India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
2 years ago

India fully prepared to deal with coronavirus situation: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Hindu  

India is fully prepared to deal with the coronavirus situation, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on 23 December. In the wake of rising coronavirus infections in China and some other countries, the government is taking various measures, including random testing of arriving international passengers, to curb possible spread of infections. Mr. Scindia said the country is fully prepared to deal …

PM-Cares Fund Received Rs 13,000 Crore till March, 60% Spent on Fight against Covid-19
2 years ago

PM-Cares Fund Received Rs 13,000 Crore till March, 60% Spent on Fight against Covid-19

News 18  

The PM-Cares Fund received over Rs 13,000 crore till the end of March this year and had nearly Rs 5,400 crore balance on that date, with the rest being spent on various measures in the fight against Covid. Nearly 60% of this amount – around Rs 7,700 crore — has been spent till March this year on various heads such …

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the benefits of PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment upto Rs 5 lakh. Children will also being given the Ayushman Health …

Delhi government gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of COVID-19
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi government gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of COVID-19

Firstpost  

Delhi government had announced that it would provide financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the families of all the frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to the families of two frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died fighting it. …

Maharashtra ministers availed Covid treatment in private hospitals
2 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra ministers availed Covid treatment in private hospitals

Op India  

Shocking information came to the fore about the ministers of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra who availed COVID treatments in private hospitals with public money. According to reports, a total of 18 ministers in the state government received treatment at private hospitals during the Corona period. These 18 ministers spent a whopping Rs 1.39 crore for specialized treatment …

PM-CARES Fund spent 36.17% of Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021: All you need to know about the fund and its expenditures
2 years, 11 months ago

PM-CARES Fund spent 36.17% of Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021: All you need to know about the fund and its expenditures

Firstpost  

The fund was created on 27 March 2020, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide relief and to ‘deal with any kind of emergency’ The PM-CARES Fund collected Rs 10,990 crore till March 2021 and spent Rs 3,976 or 36.17 per cent of the corpus, according to the audited financial statement posted on its website. Creation and Constitution …

One-third of ₹10,990 crore in PM CARES fund spent: ‘20-’21 audit
2 years, 11 months ago

One-third of ₹10,990 crore in PM CARES fund spent: ‘20-’21 audit

The Hindu  

The PM CARES Fund collected ₹10,990 crore since its inception in March 2020 until March 2021. The Fund was set up to deal with “any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected.” During the year, funds were disbursed for COVID vaccine purchase and testing, ventilators, hospitals, testing labs, …

PM CARES fund corpus triples in FY 2020-21, disbursal rises to Rs 3,976-cr
2 years, 11 months ago

PM CARES fund corpus triples in FY 2020-21, disbursal rises to Rs 3,976-cr

Firstpost  

The disbursal included Rs 1,000 crore for migrant welfare and over Rs 1,392 crore for procurement of COVID vaccine doses New Delhi: The PM CARES Fund, set up to deal with emergencies such as the Covid pandemic, saw its corpus grow nearly three-fold to Rs 10,990 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal, while the disbursal rose to Rs 3,976 crore, according …

'BJP Not Centred Around Family, Associated With Common Man': PM Modi at NEC Meet
3 years, 2 months ago

'BJP Not Centred Around Family, Associated With Common Man': PM Modi at NEC Meet

The Quint  

"The global tragedy of coronavirus has surrounded all of us for the past two years. For this reason, after a long gap, after about 1.5 years, the meeting of the BJP's national executive is being held," Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan said in a press conference after the meeting. But in the budget presented by the Finance Minister last time, …

PM Modi lauds health workers involved in COVID-19 vaccination
3 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi lauds health workers involved in COVID-19 vaccination

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded health workers who went to different heights to successfully carry out the nation's vaccination drive. He was responding to a tweet by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who had posted a video of health workers carrying the vaccines and navigating a tough terrain and said their contribution in keeping the country safe will be …

US announces additional $41 million COVID-19 relief fund for India to raise testing and treatment capacity
3 years, 6 months ago

US announces additional $41 million COVID-19 relief fund for India to raise testing and treatment capacity

Firstpost  

USAID has contributed over $200 million for India’s COVID-19 relief and response efforts since the pandemic began, including emergency supplies and training efforts Washington: The US has announced an additional $41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for the future health emergencies, taking the total aid to more than USD 200 …

US Announces USD 41 Million Additional Covid-19 Assistance to India
3 years, 6 months ago

US Announces USD 41 Million Additional Covid-19 Assistance to India

News 18  

The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for the future health emergencies, taking the total aid to more than USD 200 million. USAID announced an additional USD 41 million in support to help India respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness …

US announces USD 41 million additional COVID19 assistance to India
3 years, 6 months ago

US announces USD 41 million additional COVID19 assistance to India

India TV News  

The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness for the future health emergencies, taking the total aid to more than USD 200 million. USAID announced an additional USD 41 million in support to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country’s preparedness …

850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts from PM Cares: DRDO
3 years, 6 months ago

850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts from PM Cares: DRDO

India TV News  

As many as 850 oxygen plants are being set up in various districts from the PM Cares Fund, DRDO chief C Satheesh Reddy said Monday, as India emerges from the second wave of coronavirus which caused a major medical oxygen crisis across the country. Reddy highlighted during the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Discourse Series' by the Department of Science and …

Centre Responsible if Faulty Ventilators Procured Through PM CARES Cause Deaths: Bombay HC
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Responsible if Faulty Ventilators Procured Through PM CARES Cause Deaths: Bombay HC

News 18  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court has said that it would be the responsibility of the Centre in case any faulty ventilators supplied by a Gujarat company through the PM CARES Fund caused the deaths of Covid-19 patients. After a submission by the Additional Solicitor-General of India Anil Singh, that a team of expert doctors from New Delhi …

Merck Extends 2 Million Euros Support to India for Covid Relief
3 years, 7 months ago

Merck Extends 2 Million Euros Support to India for Covid Relief

News 18  

Science and technology firm Merck on Tuesday announced a support of 2 million euros for India to help the country fight against COVID-19. The aid is being utilised for procuring 250 oxygen concentrators, 100 ventilators, and setting up of oxygen generation plants in four hospitals, Merck said in a statement. Merck India is working with state governments, government departments and …

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES
3 years, 7 months ago

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES

Firstpost  

The PMO stated fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children and they will receive a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a Rs 10 lakh each when they turn 23 from PM CARES fund New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to …

COVID-19 update: Daily cases lowest in 45 days; PM announces scheme to help children orphaned by pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 update: Daily cases lowest in 45 days; PM announces scheme to help children orphaned by pandemic

Firstpost  

Kerala extended shutdown in the state till 9 June but withdrew ’triple lockdown’ in Malapppuram whereas Andhra Pradesh decided to extend and intensify restrictions in Tirupati and its entire Chittoor district till 15 June Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced welfare measures for children who lost their parents to COVID-19, including ensuring a corpus of Rs 10 lakh when …

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund
3 years, 7 months ago

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 infection. The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children, and the PM-CARES fund will contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corpus …

US Has Provided Over USD 500 Million in Covid Relief to India, Says White House
3 years, 7 months ago

US Has Provided Over USD 500 Million in Covid Relief to India, Says White House

News 18  

The US has so far provided over USD 500 million in Covid-19 assistance to India, the White House said on Wednesday, adding it would soon make a determination on distribution of the 80 million vaccines to other countries. “To date, the United States has provided over USD 500 million in Covid relief to India, including contributions from the US federal …

Opinion | Revealed: Why ICU ventilators sent from PM CARES Fund were lying unused in hospitals
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Revealed: Why ICU ventilators sent from PM CARES Fund were lying unused in hospitals

India TV News  

On Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a generalized comment raising doubts about the efficacy of more than 50,000 ventilators spread across India. You may not get the right answers from any politician’s social media timelines, but India TV carried out an investigation about the 50,000-odd ventilators supplied by the Centre to different state governments last year. Last week in …

PM Modi Nowhere in Sight As Govt Fails to Manage Covid Crisis, Alleges Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi Nowhere in Sight As Govt Fails to Manage Covid Crisis, Alleges Rahul Gandhi

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Monday that the government has failed to manage the COVID-19 crisis and the prime minister is nowhere to be seen. "While GOI has failed not just in managing Covid crisis but also in standing with the people, there are numerous individual stories of strength and altruism every day," he said on Twitter. "Immense gratitude …

Did ventilators from PM Cares Fund fail or states failed to manage them?
3 years, 7 months ago

Did ventilators from PM Cares Fund fail or states failed to manage them?

India Today  

Stung by charges made by states such as Punjab and Rajasthan, the Centre on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s orders has kickstarted an "immediate" audit of installation and operational status of ventilators provided by the central government under different schemes including PM Cares. This comes after Congress-ruled Punjab and Rajasthan said the ventilators supplied to them under PM Cares were found …

Maharashtra Congress says ventilators procured under PMCares 'useless', calls it 'scam'
3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra Congress says ventilators procured under PMCares 'useless', calls it 'scam'

India Today  

The Maharashtra Congress on Friday levelled serious allegations against the central government, claiming that ventilators provided under PMCares Fund to Aurangabad Government Medical Hospital were deemed “useless”. Taking to Twitter, Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant wrote, “Committee of Medical experts appointed by Govt Medical College Aurangabad found all ventilators provided under PMCares to the institution useless. It is big scam.” Breaking …

Over 26 lakh poor Covid patients treated free of cost so far: Maharashtra govt tells Bombay HC
3 years, 8 months ago

Over 26 lakh poor Covid patients treated free of cost so far: Maharashtra govt tells Bombay HC

India Today  

The Maharashtra government told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court that 26.48 lakh underprivileged patients have been treated free of cost in Covid care centres under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana. It is "high time" the state strictly implemented the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana, which is designed to offer free medical care to the …

Covid-19 Management: Centre Releases Rs 8,923 Cr to 25 States as Grants for Rural Local Bodies
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Management: Centre Releases Rs 8,923 Cr to 25 States as Grants for Rural Local Bodies

News 18  

The finance ministry on Sunday said it has released Rs 8,923 crore to 25 states for providing grants to the rural local bodies for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, on Saturday released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grants to the rural …

Coronavirus | Vaccines bought first using PM CARES funds cost Centre more
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Vaccines bought first using PM CARES funds cost Centre more

The Hindu  

The first lot of vaccines were procured by the Centre using PM CARES funds at a higher rate than the subsequent rounds paid for by budgetary allocations, The Hindu has learnt from the response to a Right to Information request by a transparency activist. The Health Ministry response said that the initial 5.6 crore doses of Covishield were bought at …

Citi Announces Additional Rs 200 Cr Aid for COVID Relief Efforts in India, Wells Fargo to Donate $3 Mn
3 years, 8 months ago

Citi Announces Additional Rs 200 Cr Aid for COVID Relief Efforts in India, Wells Fargo to Donate $3 Mn

News 18  

merican banking major Citibank on Wednesday committed an additional Rs 200 crore to support COVID-19 relief measures in India. The Rs 200 crore amount will be spent over the next three financial years, and a sum of Rs 75 crore will be allocated towards immediate medical and humanitarian needs, an official statement said. Citi said the immediate support of Rs …

Exclusive: On board Delhi's sickening ambulances fleecing Covid-19 patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Exclusive: On board Delhi's sickening ambulances fleecing Covid-19 patients

India Today  

As surging demands bring emergency responders to a breaking point, an India Today TV investigation in Delhi found some ambulance operators charging exorbitantly high to shift Covid-19 patients. A large ICU ventilator ambulance wouldn't normally cost more than Rs 12,000 for transporting a Covid-19 patient from Delhi to Gurugram, charges for PPE kits included. Gaurav, an ambulance operator outside Delhi's …

Maharashtra Congress ministers to donate salaries towards free COVID vaccine drive
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Congress ministers to donate salaries towards free COVID vaccine drive

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said state minister and senior party leader Balasaheb Thorat will donate a year's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the free COVID-19 vaccination drive to be undertaken in the state. In an official statement, the party said other Congress ministers and legislators will also contribute a month's salary towards the cause. The state …

India's COVID-19 crisis: US to send medical supplies worth over $100mn; first shipment to arrive today
3 years, 8 months ago

India's COVID-19 crisis: US to send medical supplies worth over $100mn; first shipment to arrive today

Firstpost  

The first emergency relief shipment, which will arrive from Travis Air Force Base, will include 440 oxygen cylinders and regulators donated by the state of California Washington: The United States will be delivering COVID-19 relief materials worth over $100 million to India in the coming days, the White House said as the first flight carrying urgent health supplies left for …

Centre sanctions procurement of 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators from PM Cares Fund
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre sanctions procurement of 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators from PM Cares Fund

India Today  

With Covid-19 patients across the country gasping for oxygen the Centre today announced that 1 Lakh portable oxygen concentrators will be procured by it and the money for the purchase would come from the PM CARES fund. The Centre also announced that 500 more PSA oxygen plants, based on technology developed by DRDO would be set up with money sanctioned …

Delhi govt announces Rs 5,000 medical aid to COVID positive construction workers
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi govt announces Rs 5,000 medical aid to COVID positive construction workers

India TV News  

The Delhi government will provide a medical assistance of Rs 5,000, subject to a maximum of Rs 10,000 per family, for COVID-19 positive construction workers in the city, officials said on Tuesday. Each worker infected with the virus will get Rs 5,000 aid, subject to a maximum of Rs 10,000 per family," a senior Delhi government official said. It said …

COVID-19 crisis: Centre to set up 551 oxygen generation plants 'as soon as possible' using PM-CARES fund
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 crisis: Centre to set up 551 oxygen generation plants 'as soon as possible' using PM-CARES fund

Firstpost  

A total of 551 oxygen generation plants will be set up in healthcare facilities across the country using the PM-CARES fund, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Sunday. The PM-CARES Fund had, earlier this year, allocated Rs 201.58 crores for the installation of additional 162 dedicated PSA medical oxygen generation plants inside public health facilities in the country, the PMO …

Serum hails financial aid from govt to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production
3 years, 8 months ago

Serum hails financial aid from govt to ramp up Covid-19 vaccine production

The Hindu  

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India on Tuesday hailed government's initiative to provide financial aid to manufacturers to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccine in the country. "On behalf of the vaccine industry in India, I would like to thank and applaud Shri @narendramodi Ji, @nsitharaman Ji, for your decisive policy changes and swift financial aid which will help vaccine …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: ICSE class 10, 12 exams deferred due to COVID-19 surge, new dates likely to be announced in June
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: ICSE class 10, 12 exams deferred due to COVID-19 surge, new dates likely to be announced in June

Firstpost  

6:00 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus LATEST Updates AAP demands account of money collected in Punjab CM COVID Relief Fund The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday demanded that Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh give an account of the money collected in the Punjab CM Covid Relief Fund. The Punjab Chief Minister Covid Relief Fund was set up by the state …

PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review COVID-19 situation as cases surge
3 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review COVID-19 situation as cases surge

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the COVID-19 situation and vaccination exercise in the country amid an "alarming rate of growth" in infections and deaths, with 10 states contributing to more than 91 percent of them. Modi directed that central teams consisting of public health specialists be sent to Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh, where the situation was of serious …

Coronavirus | 6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 crore doses administered in India: Harsh Vardhan
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | 6 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 crore doses administered in India: Harsh Vardhan

The Hindu  

More than 6 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been sent to 76 nations, while 4.5 crore doses have been administered to beneficiaries in the country till now, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. “Until this morning, nearly 4.5 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given to the people in this country. More than six crore doses have …

Delhi Budget: Manish Sisodia allocates Rs 50 crore for free COVID vaccine at govt hospitals
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Budget: Manish Sisodia allocates Rs 50 crore for free COVID vaccine at govt hospitals

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to people free-of-cost at its hospitals in future phases of the inoculation drive too and a provision of Rs 50 crore has been made in its annual budget for this scheme. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, while presenting a Rs 69,000-crore budget, …

Senior citizens, people above 45 with co-morbidities to get covid shots from Mar
3 years, 10 months ago

Senior citizens, people above 45 with co-morbidities to get covid shots from Mar

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Senior citizens and those above above 45 years of age, with co-morbidities will now be given coronavirus vaccine at designated government facilities and private hospitals from 1 March, the Centre said on Wednesday. The vaccine will be given free of cost at government centres,” said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar at the Union Cabinet briefing, adding that those who …

India gives 4 million covid vaccine doses, but pace slower than expected
3 years, 11 months ago

India gives 4 million covid vaccine doses, but pace slower than expected

Live Mint  

On 30 January 2020, India recorded its first coronavirus case. After losing more than 154,000 people to the pandemic, India has now become the fastest in the world to give more than 4 million vaccine doses. But India’s large population means other countries have reached a far greater share of their people through their vaccination programmes. Two more major vaccines …

PM-CARES Fund to foot over 80% cost of first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive
3 years, 11 months ago

PM-CARES Fund to foot over 80% cost of first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive

The Hindu  

The PM-CARES fund, which has been set up to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed over ₹2,200 crore for the first phase of vaccination drive, which is looking to inoculate frontline healthcare workers, the Expenditure Secretary said on Tuesday. Somanathan said the cost of vaccination of frontline and healthcare workers in the current fiscal is being borne fully …

Group of 100 ex-civil servants asks Modi to make details on PM-CARES public, calls for transparency
3 years, 11 months ago

Group of 100 ex-civil servants asks Modi to make details on PM-CARES public, calls for transparency

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A group of 100 former civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raising questions over transparency in the PM-CARES Fund. “We have been keenly following the ongoing debate about the Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations, or ‘PM-CARES’, — a fund created for the benefit of people affected by the COVID …

100 Former Civil Servants Raise Questions Over Transparency in PM-CARES Fund
3 years, 11 months ago

100 Former Civil Servants Raise Questions Over Transparency in PM-CARES Fund

News 18  

A group of 100 former civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raising questions over transparency in the PM-CARES Fund. "We have been keenly following the ongoing debate about the Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations, or 'PM-CARES', — a fund created for the benefit of people affected by the COVID pandemic. The …

How Covid-19 will shape India's Budget 2021
4 years ago

How Covid-19 will shape India's Budget 2021

India Today  

After being shaken by a pandemic, India’s upcoming budget is likely to allocate more money on health and related infrastructure. The government's budget gap will likely widen more than 7 per cent of the GDP this year as tax collection has dropped due to economic slowdown. Data shows that India's out-of-pocket expenditure is more than 60 per cent of India's …

Centre to spend Rs 10,000 crore to vaccinate 30 crore Indians on priority list in first phase
4 years ago

Centre to spend Rs 10,000 crore to vaccinate 30 crore Indians on priority list in first phase

India Today  

Centre will be spending about Rs 10,000 crore to inoculate the priority group of 30 crore Indians in the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, sources in the Union finance ministry have told India Today TV. Among the Phase 1 priority groups listed by the National Expert Group on Vaccines are 1 crore healthcare workers including, doctors, nurses and …

India may need to spend $1.8 billion on Covid-19 vaccines in first phase: Report
4 years ago

India may need to spend $1.8 billion on Covid-19 vaccines in first phase: Report

India Today  

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccines alliance. If India got 190-250 million shots of the vaccine under the COVAX facility - a best case scenario - then the government would …

1 crore health workers to get Covid-19 vaccine first, 2 crore frontline workers to follow: Govt
4 years, 1 month ago

1 crore health workers to get Covid-19 vaccine first, 2 crore frontline workers to follow: Govt

India Today  

The government plans to include nearly one crore health workers in the first batch of vaccine receivers, whenever a Covid-19 vaccine is approved for use in India. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has started enrolling health workers for priority vaccination and asked all healthcare facilities to send names of their staff. Earlier in the day, chairing the all-party meeting on Covid-19, …

Why Secrecy Over Modi Govt’s PM Cares Fund Damages Democracy
4 years, 3 months ago

Why Secrecy Over Modi Govt’s PM Cares Fund Damages Democracy

The Quint  

The fund’s website claims that in the financial year ending March 2020, 20 billion rupees was spent on supplying 50,000 ventilators manufactured by Indian firms to government hospitals. It also says that 10 billion rupees was given to state governments to assist migrant labourers, and that another 1 billion rupees was allocated to support COVID-19 vaccine development efforts. So far, …

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