Free Covid-19 vaccine for people of India, says Union minister Pratap Sarangi
Amidst the uproar against BJP's announcement of free COVID-19 vaccine for Bihar, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi has said that all people of the country will be given free coronavirus vaccine.
While addressing a campaign meeting for assembly by-poll in Balasore, Union minister Sarangi stated "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all people will be provided free of cost vaccines. An estimated Rs 500 odd will be spent on vaccination of each person."
Earlier on October 20, PM Modi, in a televised address to the nation said that Indian scientists are in the process of developing several vaccines that are at different stages of clinical trials and the results seem encouraging.
It is to be mentioned that the governments of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Puduchchery have already announced free of cost Covid vaccines for the people of their respective states, while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded free vaccine for all citizens across the nation.