Free coronavirus vaccine, 20 lakh jobs for people in Bihar as Nitish govt approves proposal
Free coronavirus vaccine was one of the poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls. File photo: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
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Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 12:46 PM IST
People of Bihar will get the COVID-19 vaccine free of cost when it is available, the state cabinet has announced. The decision was taken at the first cabinet meeting chaired by state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar since the portfolios were allocated in November.
It is to mention that this was one of the poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a 125-seat majority in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly.
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