New Delhi: Even as Centre claimed that it has supplied greater than 18 crore COVDI-19 vaccine doses to states and UTs freed from value, a number of state governments are floating global tenders to amass the requisite inventory of vaccines.
On Tuesday Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments determined to subject global tenders for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines because the home provide has did not sustain with the rising demand. While, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha have additionally issued global tenders for procuring vaccines as rapidly as attainable.
States have complaiend of acute shortage of doses and are actually prioritising individuals who must be given their second dose inside a prescribed interval.Â
The Delhi authorities mentioned it is going to float a global tender for procuring coronavirus vaccines. On Tuesday, Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP-ruled Centre was “forcing” state governments to ask global tenders for vaccine procurement.
While, the Telangana cupboard determined to ask global tenders for procurement of COVID-19 vaccine, an official assertion knowledgeable.
Joinign the ranks, Uttar Pradesh had floated global e-tenders earlier this month to acquire 4 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines from licensed producers. As per officers, UP could instantly procure a considerable amount of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson or Sputnik V.
On Monday, the Odisha authorities had introduced that it had determined to float a global tender for procuring the jabs to vacicnate the states total inhabitants.
“It is felt that full vaccination is one of the simplest ways to guard valuable lives of the folks. Therefore, the Cabinet allowed the state authorities to go for global tender and get vaccines on the earliest,” Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra had mentioned.
