The Punjab government has withdrawn an order providing "one-time limited vaccine doses to 18-44 age group through private hospitals" after a massive political row, sparked by allegations from the Akali Dal that it was "diverting" Covaxin doses
Punjab Government Under Fire Over Decision To Sell Covaxin To Hospitals Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has alleged doses purchased at Rs 400 were sold to private hospitals for Rs 1,060, and that these were then sold to people at Rs 1,560
Updated: June 04, 2021 3:13 pm IST
The Akali Dal has alleged that 40,000 Covaxin doses had been sold for hefty profits (File)
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Punjab Health Minister BS Sidhu on Friday responded to accusations the state s Congress government has been diverting Covid vaccines to private hospitals at hefty margins .
Mr Sidhu told news agency ANI his department does not have control over vaccines and also promised an investigation into the claim, with an initial report due this afternoon.
India will look beyond fiscal deficits to get the economy back on its feet. That’s the message conveyed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the annual budget for 2021-22, presented on Monday (February 1, 2021).
India’s spending plan aims to jumpstart the economy that has been going through a protracted slump in 2020-21 fiscal year with the GDP growth projected to contract by 7.8 per cent. That’s hardly surprising since all other major economies have taken the fiscal boost route to revive the flagging economic growth.
Under the current environment, government spending is a significant component to boost production, consumption and job creation. Of course, it has long-term consequences in terms of potential debt overhang, a surge in inflation, huge interest in government borrowings and currency instability and potential payment crisis in the future.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, center, with junior Finance Minister Anurag Thakur, left, leave finance ministry for the parliament house to present annual federal budget, in New Delhi.
After the presentation of the Union Budget in the Parliament on Monday, mixed reactions emerged from Bihar with the common people saying that there is no direct benefit for them.
Moreover, some daily need items are expected to cost more in the 2021-22 financial year.
Raju Chaudhary, a retail shop owner at the Hathua market in Patna, said, With an increase in customs duty, daily need items are likely to cost more in the next financial year, including certain mobile phone parts.
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