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March 1 for free in 10,000 % Government medical facilities % and for a charge at over 20,000 $ ! private hospitals, the Government said on $$ Wednesday. %% % %% K The rate for vaccines will K be decided by the Health 5 "/#(/&0 Ministry within the next three- $ four days as discussions are on %% % fter Maharashtra and with manufacturers as well as % $ % % AKerala, at least eight more hospitals, said the Ministry. 5 States — Chhattisgarh, The Cabinet, which met %% Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, under the chairmanship of %%L Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Prime Minister Narendra % $ M Nadu, West Bengal and Union Modi, took a decision in this 6 ! 3 . Territory of Jammu & Kashmir regard, Information and — have started reporting a Broadcasting Minister Prakash surge in fresh coronavirus Javadekar said at a media brief- infections. % "# ing here. ! A worried Centre has “The second phase of the $ rushed high-level multi-disci- world’s largest vaccination drive %% plinary teams to these States specific steps. public health expert from Dr will start from Monday in for supporting them in public AIIMS Director Randeep Lady Hardinge Hospital in which anybody above 60 years, them to all the States,” cines which are both effective ily for health workers and health measures for targeted Guleria has already sounded New Delhi, did not rule out that may not be less than 10 Javadekar said. with proven efficacy. frontline workers and the to take the vaccination will take Covid-19 response and man- the alarm, warning that India further surge in the cases and crore people in the country, and Those who want to get vac- While Oxford- whole expenditure was borne it at the place of their choosing agement, and effectively tack- is also vulnerable to the second advised the Government to 45 years plus with co-mor- cinated from private hospitals AstraZeneca’s Covishield is by the Government, they were from March 1. ling the pandemic. It has wave of coronavirus and peo- regularly conduct genome test- bidities will be given vaccines will have to pay, but the amount being manufactured by the vaccinated free,” he said. Union Minister Ravi warned the States that slacking ple should continue to follow ing of the positive Covid cases. in 10,000 Government medical will be decided by the Health Serum Institute, Covaxin is Javadekar asserted that the Shankar Prasad, who also off on rules and measures to social distancing, wearing He also suggested that focus facilities and also over 20,000 Ministry within the next three- being produced by Bharat vaccination in India has been briefed the media on the check infection will escalate mask and other precautions. should be on hotspots, which private hospitals,” he said. four days as they are in dis- Biotech. successful, “faultless with hard- Cabinet decisions, said most of the crisis, given the emer- His statement comes against contribute to between 70-80 “Whoever goes to the cussion with manufacturers as Javadekar said the world’s ly any complaints”. the Ministers are of the think- gence of new virus the backdrop of a recent med- per cent of cases, and those Government centre will be well as hospitals, he said. largest vaccination drive start- Asked whether Ministers ing that they will pay to get vac- strains. ical survey that has shown that pockets in the States which administered a vaccine free of Asked if people will have a ed on January 16 with and the Prime Minister, who cinated. Union Health Secretary over 70 per cent of the Indian have high number of people cost. The Indian Government choice on which vaccine — 1,07,67,000 people vaccinated would now be in the category The decision came as Rajesh Bhushan has also writ- population is still susceptible to with comorbidities such as will pay for them. The Covishield or Covaxin — they and 14 lakh also having of those who can take the vac- India’s cumulative vaccination ten to seven States and Union Covid-19. diabetes and stroke should be Government will purchase the want to take, Javadekar said received a second dose. cination, will get inoculated, coverage has crossed 1.14 crore Territories on the recent spurt Dr RK Dhamija, Head of given preference in vaccina- necessary doses and will send India is proud to have two vac- “This section was primar- Javadekar said those who want recipients. in virus cases and has advised Neurology Department and tion. !R + 0 "/#(/&0 protesting at Delhi borders for #$ around three months, seeking nion Agriculture Minister repeal of three new farm laws UNarendra Singh Tomar on and a legal guarantee of the Wednesday said the MSP. L % & R& Government is ready to resume So far, even after 11 rounds 12&1 M talks with protesting farmers if of talks, the Government and they accept its offer to put the the agitating farmers’ unions ricketer Manoj Tiwari on !!" ( that it should own and run three contentious farm laws on have failed to reach any con- CWednesday joined the # enterprises,” the Prime Minister hold for one-and-a-half year sensus. The last talk was held Trinamool Congress in the $ % said at a webinar on the pri- and work out the difference on January 22. The farmers’ presence of Chief Minister $ vatisation approach in the during that time through a leaders have continued to press Mamata Banerjee. & ' * Budget for 2021-22. joint committee. for the demand that the gov- Tiwari, who has played 12 The private sector brings in Speaking on the sidelines ernment should repeal the ODIs and three T20s, joined "/#(/&0 investment, global best prac- of an event, Tomar said under three laws. They have alleged the Bengal ruling party along tices, top-quality managers, the leadership of Prime that these laws will end the with a number of Bengali film ( rime Minister Narendra changes in management and Minister Narendra Modi, the mandi and MSP procurement personalities, including PModi on Wednesday made modernisation, he said, adding Government is making efforts systems and leave the farmers Kanchan Mallick and Sayani % # his strongest pitch for privati- the money generated from the to double farmers’ income and at the mercy of big corporates, Ghosh, during a rally at $ sation of non-strategic PSUs, stake sales will be routed to strengthen the Indian agricul- even as the Government has Hooghly. Chairperson of the ) saying the Government has public welfare schemes in areas ture sector. rejected these apprehensions as $ % & ' West Bengal Commission for no business to be in business like water and sanitation, edu- The Minister was replying misplaced. % ( ) the Protection of Child Rights and sustaining loss-making cation and healthcare. to a query on Bharatiya Kisan During the 10th round of " ( ' ' * "# Ananya Chakraborti Chatterjee units on taxpayers’ money Modi said his Government Union (BKU) leader Rakesh talks held on January 20, the too joined the TMC. $+% ' drains resources that could is committed to privatising all Tikait threatening to march on Centre had offered to suspend Tiwari’s joining the TMC otherwise have been spent on PSUs barring four strategic Parliament with 40 lakh trac- the laws for 1-1.5 years and comes more than a month ! "# $ public welfare sectors — atomic energy, space tors if laws are not repealed. form a joint committee to find after his former team mate " schemes. and defence; transport and Whether the Government solutions, in return for protest- Laxmi Ratan Shukla quit the %&'( % $ He said about 100 under- telecommunications; power, is making any effort to resume ing farmers going back to their party and the State Cabinet cit- utilised or unutilised assets petroleum, coal and other min- talks with unions, Tomar said, respective homes from Delhi ,3,"1 He accused the BJP-led ing personal reasons. , with public sector units (PSUs), erals; and banking, insurance “The Government has been borders. Central Government of being “A new journey begins + such as those in the oil and gas and financial services, where holding discussions with farm- Farmer groups have alleged haratiya Kisan Union “stubborn” over the three new from today. Need all your love $ % and power sectors, will be the Government will retain a ers sympathetically. Even today, that these agriculture laws will B(BKU) president Naresh agriculture laws, which farmer & support,” Tiwari tweeted " O monetised, creating Rs 2.5 lakh bare minimum presence. whenever their response end the mandi (APMC) and Tikait on Wednesday called unions are insisting on repeal. and later said “BJP is playing % " $ crore of investment opportu- “The Government has no comes, the Government is MSP procurement systems and Defence Minister Rajnath The protesting farmers too are divisive policy and Mamata % # ', nities. business to be in the business,” always ready to hold talks.” leave the farmers at the mercy Singh a “caged parrot” and said not ready to go back on their Banerjee is trying to unite peo- + " “It is Government’s duty to he said. “Modernise and mon- Thousands of farmers, of big corporates, even as the the farmers’ issues could be demands of complete repeal of ple together. When I play crick- $$ support enterprises and busi- etise is the motto we will fol- mainly from Punjab, Haryana Government has rejected these resolved if he is given the free- the farm laws, he et, I play for the country, not on % .