Karnataka likely to save ₹2,000 crore on vaccine procurement
The Hindu
Minister says State requires 10 crore doses of vaccines
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on Monday that the Centre would procure vaccines and distribute them to States, Karnataka is expected to save about ₹2,000 crore that it otherwise would have to spend on purchase of vaccines. Government sources told The Hindu that Karnataka had started purchasing vaccines for those in the 18-45 age bracket. The Centre was supplying vaccines for those above 45 years. While Karnataka placed orders for 2 crore doses of Covishield and 1 crore of Covaxin, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa had in the third week of April announced setting aside ₹400 crore for purchase of one crore doses.More Related News