Kerala has cash reserve of ₹3,000 cr. to buy vaccine: Isaac
The Hindu
Decision likely today after an all-party meeting
The State Treasury has a cash balance of ₹3,000 crore on April 25 to purchase COVID-19 vaccines directly from manufacturers and making it available free of cost to the citizens as announced in the budget, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has said. “Money is not a problem for purchasing the vaccine directly from the manufacturers. We are waiting for the outcome of the negotiations a committee led by the Chief Secretary and secretaries of Finance and Health is having with the manufacturers on various aspects. A decision will be taken after completing the formalities,” Dr. Isaac told The Hindu on Sunday. A political decision in this regard is likely on Monday after an online all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The government had made it clear that it will not wait for a final decision of the Centre regarding distribution of free vaccine in view of the counting of votes for the Assembly elections scheduled for May 2.More Related News