Govt committed the availability sufficient of vaccines: PM Modi

Govt committed the availability sufficient of vaccines: PM Modi

Stating that the government is committed to ensuring adequate availability of COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Wednesday to harness the combined power of community groups, political parties, and NGOs in the battle against the COVID pandemic. -19.

Interacting with governors and lieutenant governors of all states and territories in the union via video conference, Modi urged them to be actively involved to ensure that social institutions collaborate seamlessly with state governments.

Modi said the ‘janbhagidari’ (people’s participation) sentiment seen in curbing the virus last year should also be encouraged now, adding that the role of governors becomes even more critical in achieving this.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Interior Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also participated in the virtual interaction on the topic of the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination campaign in the country and took place in the middle of an astronomical increase in COVID infections across the country. country in recent weeks that has seen India gallop past its peak last year with several states reporting new daily highs.

In his comments, Modi stated that the government is committed to ensuring adequate vaccine availability, noting that India has become the fastest country to reach the 10 million rupee vaccine milestone.

Highlighting the positive impact of the ‘tika utsav’ (vaccination festival) in the last four days, he said that in this period the vaccination campaign was expanded and new vaccination centers also emerged.

“Modi suggested that governors can be actively involved to ensure that social institutions smoothly collaborate with state governments toward micro-containment. He said his social network can help ensure an increase in ambulance, ventilator and oxygen capacity in hospitals. In addition to spreading the word about vaccination and treatment, governors can also raise awareness of AYUSH-related remedies, ”an official statement said.

The prime minister noted that young people like our workforce are an important part of the economy, and said it is important to make sure they follow all protocols and precautions.

The role of governors is also critical to ensure greater participation of our students on college campuses towards this “janbhagidari”.

There is a need to focus on better utilization of facilities at universities and college campuses, he said, adding that like last year, NCC and NSS also have a key role to play this year.

“The governors are an important pillar of janbhagidari in this battle and their coordination with state governments and guidance to state institutions will further strengthen the nation’s resolve,” he said.

Discussing the increase in cases, Modi said the country will benefit from last year’s experience and improved health care capacity.

The country has become “aatmanirbhar” in kits and other materials related to the tests, he said, adding that this has also led to a reduction in the cost of RTPCR tests.

“The prime minister emphasized the importance of increasing monitoring, tracing and testing, and said that RTPCR testing should be increased from 60% to 70%. He said that it is pertinent to ensure that more and more people are tested, ”the statement said.