Prithviraj Chavan questions Centre’s decision to let private hospitals charge for Covid-19 vaccine
Mirror Online / Updated: Mar 2, 2021, 18:33 IST
Senior Congress leader
Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the Centre s decision to let private hospitals charge people for the
Covid-19 vaccine in phase-II of the immunisation drive that began on Monday.
Chavan released a statement and said in the February 1 budget speech Union Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman had announced Rs 35,000 crore for the vaccination drive.
Follow Mumbai City Latest Updates here With that amount, the government can procure and distribute 1.5 billion doses covering 75 crore population. Why is the Narendra Modi government charging for the vaccines then,” he questioned in the statement.