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TN lags behind nine States in Covid-19 vaccination drive
April 29, 2021
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Lack of supply, people’s hesitation cited as reasons for slow progress When it comes to healthcare Tamil Nadu has always been cut above the rest – be it in terms of infrastructure, public facilities and accessibility due to a strong network.
While the State also managed the Covid-19 crisis well, it is, however, lagging behind in vaccinationg. As of Wednesday (8 am), Tamil Nadu had received 65.3 lakh vaccine doses and consumed (including wastages) 61.7 lakh doses.
At least 9 States – Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Kerala - are ahead. Maharashtra is the top state with total consumption (including wastages) of 1.53 crore doses.
Express News Service
CHENNAI: With the State getting ready to face polls, industries here have come up with several expectations from the government that will be sworn in after the elections. Hit by lockdown, small-scale industries are struggling due to labour crisis, raw material shortage and decline in cash flow.
“The State has more than nine lakh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and many of them had been shut during the lockdown,” said TV Hariharan, Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India.
Reeling under shortage of workforce as migrant workers have not returned and rising prices of raw materials and fuel and as a result transportation cost, the industries needed a helping hand from the government, he said.
CavinKare’s CK Ranganathan elected Chairman of CII Southern region
March 06, 2021
Suchitra Ella, Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech - The Hindu
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Bharat Bio’s Suchitra Ella is Deputy Chairperson
CK Ranganathan, Chairman & Managing Director, CavinKare, Chennai, has been elected as Chairman of CII Southern region for the year 2021-22 while Suchitra K Ella, Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd, Hyderabad, has been elected Deputy Chairperson.
Ranganathan has been closely associated with CII and was the Deputy Chairman of CII Southern Region in 2019-20. He was the Chairman of CII Tamil Nadu State Council for the year 2009-10 and held positions as Chairman, Entrepreneurs Awards, CII Southern Region since 2009 and Chairman of Foodpro 2017.
Dr. S. Chandrakumar, founder and executive chairman, Sri Kauvery Medical Care India Ltd, Trichy has been elected chairman of the CII Tamil Nadu State Council for 2021-22. Satyakam Arya, managing direc