Centre claims Covid-19 foreign aid promptly distributed, but states say process began only on May 3
The first batch of foreign medical aid arrived in India on April 25, with 300 tonnes arriving at Delhi Airport until May 2. Updated May 04, 2021 · 11:34 pm This handout photograph taken on April 27, 2021 shows ground staff unloading medical aid from an aircraft sent from the UK upon its arrival at an airport in New Delhi. | AFP/ UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
A day after
Scroll.in reported that several states were yet to hear about their share of Covid-19 relief supplies sent by other countries, the Central government said on Tuesday that the material had been dispatched to 31 states and Union territories. “All possible attempts have been made to distribute them immediately,” the statement released by the Union health ministry said.