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Karnataka to get one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses in August: Bommai

The CM also requested the Centre to supply more equipment for handling the Covid-19 pandemic
Last Updated 17 August 2021, 08:16 IST

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the Centre has agreed to increase the monthly supply of Covid -19 vaccines to the state, from 63-64 lakh doses to 1 crore doses for the month of August.

The CM, who met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, said that the Union Minister promised to give sufficient quantities of vaccines from September onwards.

"I hope about 1 crore doses will be supplied to the state next August so that 3-4 lakh vaccinations per day can be done in our state," he added.

Bommai noted that Karnataka has been allocated about Rs 800 crore fund which will be released from the Centre's Covid emergency fund of about Rs 23,000 crore.

"About 15 per cent of it has been released so far. The Union health minister has promised to release more in the coming days to strengthen the state’s health infrastructure," he said.

The CM also visited Raj Ghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. He also paid his tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial Sadaiv Atal here.

The CM, who met Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman, said the Centre has agreed to give last year's pending GST compensation of Rs 11,400 crore at the earliest in instalments. The Centre will provide Rs 18,000 crore GST compensation by borrowing from the financial institutions, he said.

He said the funds are required urgently to meet the Covid-19 and other expenses in the state.

The Union MInister also has promised a lot of help for the agriculture sector through NABARD," he said.

On the second day of his visit, the chief minister also called on Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

The CM also visited Raj Ghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. He also paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial Sadaiv Atal here.

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(Published 31 July 2021, 09:46 IST)

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