Nagaland govt to cut non-development expenditure to fund free COVID vaccination programme
3 years, 7 months ago

Nagaland govt to cut non-development expenditure to fund free COVID vaccination programme

India TV News  

The Nagaland government has decided to cut the non-development expenditure of its departments by 20 percent to fund additional expenses for providing free COVID-19 vaccines and other related activities, an official said. Around Rs 47.68 crore of non-development expenditure ranging from travel and office expenses, motor vehicles, and maintenance costs will be mobilized, he said. "In view of the emerging requirements for mobilizing additional funds to provide free COVID-19 vaccine and other related activities, the government directed its departments to cut 20 percent under the non-development expenditure from the Budget Estimate 2021-22," the official said. The state government has announced that it would provide free vaccines to people in the age group of 18 to 44 years.

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Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget
2 years, 2 months ago

Health Ministry not to procure fresh COVID-19 vaccines; surrenders ₹4,237 crore from vaccination budget

The Hindu  

The government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is in its final leg with the Health Ministry deciding against procuring more vaccines as of now and surrendering ₹4,237 crore, or nearly 85% of the 2022-23 budget allocation for inoculation purposes, to the Finance Ministry. Official sources told PTI that more than 1.8 crore doses are still available with the governments at the Centre …

Union Budget 2022: Why Centre has reduced COVID-19 vaccine budget to Rs 5,000 crore
2 years, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2022: Why Centre has reduced COVID-19 vaccine budget to Rs 5,000 crore

Firstpost  

Experts are of the opinion that the reduction in allocation of funds hints that the Centre has done its job of providing free vaccines across the country and people may have to shell out for booster shots The proposal of Rs 5,000 crore COVID-19 vaccination Budget for this year hints that the Centre has done its job of providing free …

Govt Slashing Covid Vax Budget Could Mean People Buying Booster Dose on Their Own, Say Experts
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt Slashing Covid Vax Budget Could Mean People Buying Booster Dose on Their Own, Say Experts

News 18  

The proposal of Rs 5,000 crore Covid-19 vaccination Budget for this year hints that the Centre has done its job of providing free vaccines across the country and people may have to shell out for booster shots, according to experts. Rs 5,000 crore Enough for Jabbing Remaining Population According to health and public policy experts, the budget of Rs 5,000 …

COVID: Over 16.42 crore vaccine doses available with states, UTs
3 years ago

COVID: Over 16.42 crore vaccine doses available with states, UTs

India TV News  

Highlights Over 141.80 cr vaccine doses have been provided to states, UTs so far through Govt of India Union govt is committed to accelerating pace, expanding scope of COVID vaccination throughout India Govt of India has been supporting states, UTs by providing them COVID vaccines free of cost Over 16.42 crore Covid vaccine doses are still available with states and …

Centralised free Covid vaccination policy for all adults kicks off today
3 years, 6 months ago

Centralised free Covid vaccination policy for all adults kicks off today

India TV News  

The centralised free vaccination policy began on Monday under which the government will provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all Indian citizens above 18 years of age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement in a televised address to the nation and said the central government would take over the nationwide vaccination drive, and the Centre would procure 75 per cent …

Over 2.18 cr. vaccine doses available with States, Union Territories: Centre
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 2.18 cr. vaccine doses available with States, Union Territories: Centre

The Hindu  

More than 2.18 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are available with States and Union Territories, and over 56,70,350 more are in the pipeline and will be received by them in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. More than 27.28 crore doses have been provided to the States and Union Territories so far by the Government of …

India May Need Rs 15,000 Cr Addl Funds to Roll Out Centre's New Vaccine Policy: CEA KV Subramanian
3 years, 6 months ago

India May Need Rs 15,000 Cr Addl Funds to Roll Out Centre's New Vaccine Policy: CEA KV Subramanian

News 18  

Chief Economic Advisor K V Subramanian on Thursday said the country may need an additional spending of Rs 15,000 crore for the rollout of Centre’s new vaccine policy over the budgetary allocation of Rs 35,000 crore. Under the existing vaccination policy that took effect on May 1, the Centre bought 50 per cent of vaccines produced in India. Speaking on …

Over 2.18 Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Still Available with States, UTs: Govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 2.18 Crore Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Still Available with States, UTs: Govt

News 18  

More than 2.18 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses are available with states and union territories, and over 56,70,350 more are in the pipeline and will be received by them in the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. More than 27.28 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and UTs so far by the government of …

Govt estimates centralised vaccine scheme to cost ₹45,000-₹50,000 crore
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt estimates centralised vaccine scheme to cost ₹45,000-₹50,000 crore

India Today  

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free Covid-19 vaccine to all above the age of 18 years, the Central government has estimated that inoculating approximately 94 crore adults in the country would cost between Rs 45,000 to Rs 50,000 crore. New scheme pushes vaccine budget In her last budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had set aside Rs 35,000 …

Centre reclaims Covid vaccine procurement from states, to supply jabs free of cost for all adults
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre reclaims Covid vaccine procurement from states, to supply jabs free of cost for all adults

India Today  

Central government has decided to procure Covid-19 vaccines for everyone aged 18-44 and supply them to states free of cost, said PM Narendra Modi. "Today, it has been decided that the central government will take over the 25 per cent vaccination procurement that was handed over to states," said PM Modi. In May of this year, the Centre had issued …

Jharkhand CM writes to PM seeking free COVID vaccine for 18-44 age group
3 years, 6 months ago

Jharkhand CM writes to PM seeking free COVID vaccine for 18-44 age group

India TV News  

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking free COVID jabs for the 18-44 age group, saying the state was unable to incur nearly Rs 1,100 crore on it due to stressed resources. "The financial burden on the state for vaccination of the age cohort of 18-44 years is likely to be more than Rs …

Hemant Soren asks Centre for free COVID-19 vaccine doses to inoculate 18-45 age group
3 years, 6 months ago

Hemant Soren asks Centre for free COVID-19 vaccine doses to inoculate 18-45 age group

Firstpost  

In a letter to Narendra Modi, Soren said that the Jharkhand govt won’t be able to bear the ‘financial burden’ of Rs 1,100 crore to vaccinate 1.57 crore beneficiaries Ranchi: Jharkhand chief ninister Hemant Soren wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and sought free COVID-19 jabs for the 18-44 age group, saying the state was unable to incur …

1.77 Crore Doses Still Available With States, Says Centre, Asks to Accelerate Pace of Vaccination
3 years, 6 months ago

1.77 Crore Doses Still Available With States, Says Centre, Asks to Accelerate Pace of Vaccination

News 18  

More than 1.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories, and they will receive one lakh more within the next three days, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The Centre has so far provided, both under the free of cost category and through the direct state procurement category, more than 22 crore vaccine doses …

Cut down on birthday costs, donate for vaccination: Assam CM
3 years, 7 months ago

Cut down on birthday costs, donate for vaccination: Assam CM

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday urged the people to donate generously to intensify the vaccination drive against Covid-19 and make it a "mass movement". Sarma also said that people must not think that the state government is a facing fund crunch for vaccination, as his appeal is for making the inoculation drive a 'mass movement'. "Reliance Industries …

Centre will give 50 per cent vaccines free: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarifies
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre will give 50 per cent vaccines free: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan clarifies

India TV News  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has clarified the issue of vaccines after concerns were raised from various quarters including Congress. Harsh Vardhan said, as per the new policy, even after the launch of the third phase of vaccination starting May 1, the Government of India will continue giving vaccine doses from its 50 per cent quota to the states and …

Maharashtra to provide free vaccination to all citizens above 18 years
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra to provide free vaccination to all citizens above 18 years

The Hindu  

The Uddhav Thackeray government is in favour of providing free vaccination for its citizens above 18 years in the third phase of vaccination drive, said Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Sunday. Mr. Malik said the “Maha Vikas Aghadi government” will float a global tender to procure the “best vaccine at the best possible price” to fight the scourge. Following the …

Maha health minister says the govt will divert funds from other departments and import foreign vaccines
3 years, 8 months ago

Maha health minister says the govt will divert funds from other departments and import foreign vaccines

Op India  

Days after allegedly harassing the director of Daman-based pharma company Bruck Pharmaceuticals over the supply of Remdesivir vials to Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government on Tuesday announced that it will import vaccines from other countries and divert funds from all the departments to carry out an extensive vaccination drive. Welcoming the decision, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said the …

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 …

Delhi Budget: Manish Sisodia allocates Rs 50 crore for free COVID vaccine at govt hospitals
3 years, 9 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, …

Opening up the vaccine market
3 years, 10 months ago

Opening up the vaccine market

The Hindu  

Today, India completes nearly four weeks since it began administering the two COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin. Assuming true herd immunity is reached when 60% of the population develops antibodies against the virus, for a population of 1.3 billion, that would require over 780 million people to develop antibodies either naturally or through vaccines. If we assume that 400 …

'Centre to bear expenses for phase 1 of Covid vaccination': PM Modi
3 years, 11 months ago

'Centre to bear expenses for phase 1 of Covid vaccination': PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Centre will bear the expenses for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination, which will begin on January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking after holding a meeting with states on Covid-19 vaccination drive. "Centre, not states, will bear expenses for first-phase vaccination of three crore corona warriors and frontline workers," PM Modi …

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, Documents Show
4 years ago

India May Need to Spend $1.8 Billion on Covid-19 Vaccines in First Phase, Documents Show

News 18  

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 …

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 …

Covid-19 vaccines are coming: Are we adequately prepared?
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines are coming: Are we adequately prepared?

Live Mint  

As covid continues unabated, much hope is being placed on vaccines as key game changers. Parallel to the public vaccination programme, private hospitals/doctors could also be allowed to offer vaccinations to individuals willing to pay, using any vaccine approved by the Drugs Controller. Vaccine supplies will be scarce in the early stages, but if some hospitals can get supplies of …

Covid-19 vaccine: Don’t agree with ₹80,000 crore calculations released on Twitter, says govt
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine: Don’t agree with ₹80,000 crore calculations released on Twitter, says govt

Live Mint  

The Indian Government on Tuesday said that it does not agree with calculations released on Twitter about money needed for distribution of Covid-19 vaccine in India. The comment came in the backdrop of Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla's tweet on 26 September asking the government that whether it has ₹80,000 crore over the next one year …

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