The actor has taken a unique strategy of dividing the donation amount into 3000 parts so that each family will be getting Rs 5000 in their bank account.
Covid vaccine doses will be administered on a priority basis to all those going abroad for studies and jobs from Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayana said on Monday. The National Health Mission (NHM) has added students and persons going abroad for higher studies and jobs in the revised list of preferential groups for vaccination from June 1, Narayan told reporters here. The vaccination campaign for students and workers going to foreign countries will be launched at the Bengaluru City University from Tuesday. The NHM has also included workers of milk cooperative societies and cable operators in the priority list for vaccination, Narayan said.
Vaccines against the coronavirus are a sought-after commodity these days. In Karnataka, members of the film industry have welcomed the decision of the state government to allow even younger people working in this field to get vaccinated.
In a two-day camp, the members of Kannada film industry were vaccinated against Covid-19. The programme was launched to vaccinate 15,000 artistes of the industry aged above 18.