(file pic : Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh)
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New Delhi : Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on June 5, 2021, contributed Rs 10 Lakh, raised from voluntary/personal sources, for the Covid affected children of his Lok Sabha (LS) constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda.
Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rahul Yadav, received the cheque for the amount in his capacity as the Nodal Authority for all the six districts of the constituency. During his visit to Kathua, Dr Singh also met a group of children who had lost their bread-earner during the current pandemic. He said it is not in any way possible to compensate for the loss of the near and dear ones, but to live up to the call of our conscience, we have sought to make a very small and a humble effort to stand by these children, according to a PIB release.
Tthe Government of India (GoI) in close partnership with all the States/ UTs is running one of the largest Covid-19 Vaccination drives in the world since January 16, 2021. There have been some media reports alleging vaccine inequity in India’s Vaccination Drive. These reports are inaccurate and speculative in nature, the GoI said.
A ‘Liberalised Pricing and Accelerated National Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy’ was adopted on May 1, 2021, which is guiding the ongoing Phase-III of Covid-19 vaccination Drive. The Liberalised Vaccine policy envisages a larger role for the private sector and the Centre is setting aside 25% of vaccine for the private sector. This mechanism facilitates better access and reduces the operational stress on Government Vaccination facilities in terms of those who could afford to pay and would prefer to go to a private hospital.