Seeking to scrutinise the vaccination policy, the top court also asked the Centre to provide information including as to how Rs 35,000 crore, earmarked for vaccines, has been spent so far.
COVID-19 vaccination: SC directs Centre to undertake fresh review of policy
Seeking to scrutinise the COVID vaccination policy in detail, the top court also asked the Centre to provide information including as to how Rs 35,000 crore, earmarked for vaccines, has been spent so far, and to place on record all relevant documents and file notings reflecting its thinking culminating in the policy
PTI | June 2, 2021 | Updated 22:33 IST
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Observing that courts cannot remain silent spectators when constitutional rights of citizens are infringed by executive policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre s COVID vaccination policy, saying making it paid for the 18-44 age group while the jabs were offered free for those over 45 years is prima facie arbitrary and irrational and ordered its review.
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He trashes claim that health sector allotment has been hiked
Rejecting the Union Budget as being reflective of the BJP-led Central government’s total apathy towards the common man, the middle class and the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that even the vital defence sector had not been adequately addressed despite the growing border threat from China and Pakistan, while Health allocation was actually down amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Trashing the Centre’s claim that the health sector allotment had been increased by 35%, the Chief Minister said the fact was that numbers had been effectively fudged to project a hike by including the ₹35000 crore COVID-19 vaccine allotment and the amount set aside for sanitation and cleanliness under the health head. Actually, the budget for health was down 10%, he added.
CHANDIGARH: Rejecting the Union Budget for 2021-22 as reflective of the BJP-led central government’s “total apathy” towards the common man, the middle class and the farmers, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said even the vital sector of Defence had not been adequately addressed despite the growing border threat from China and Pakistan, while health allocation was actually down amid the Covid crisis.
He said that the entire budget was a “big let-down” for every section of the society, except the big corporates whom the BJP-led central government is out to appease at the cost of the interests of the rest, said Amarinder.