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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the Modi government and said that they should provide Covid vaccines free of cost to citizens. Gandhi took to his Twitter account and wrote in Hindi, “Enough discussion has taken place. Countrymen should get the vaccine free of cost – end of story. Do not make India a victim of the BJP system!”.
From May 1, as the third phase of vaccination begins, manufacturers will be required to supply 50% of their monthly doses to the government and the rest to state governments or the open market. As such, the manufacturers of the two vaccines presently being used in India had recently notified their new rates for the government and private sectors.
Since the announcement, Opposition leaders and critics have lashed out, seeking free or substantially less expensive vaccines for Indians. Late on Sunday night Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had issued a clarification of sorts, stating that the government would continue to give vaccine doses from its 50% quota to the states and UTs for free. These vaccines shall continue to be administered by states and union territories.
