Centre Orders 53 Lakh Remdesivir Injections, 46,000 Ventilators: RTI
Interestingly, Telangana were given extra vials of Remdesivir than what it had ordered
New Delhi:
Amid the bleak COVID-19 scenario within the nation, the Union govt has ordered the procurement of 53.70 lakh Remdesivir injections and 46,386 ventilators to take on the calamity.
Out of the order positioned until Wednesday, more than a few producers, alternatively, were ready to provide just a little over 38.05 lakh injections and most effective 43,979 items of ventilators to more than a few states, Union territories and the central govt’s amenities, says the Union Ministry of Well being and Circle of relatives Welfare based on a plea beneath the transparency regulation.
Out of 43,979 ventilators provided to more than a few anti-Covid amenities, most effective 38,958 were put in, the answer to the plea beneath the Proper to Knowledge Act added.
Out of the Remdesivir injections, allocated or ordered to be procured for more than a few states, Maharashtra has been allocated 11.57 lakh injections however has been ready to protected a provide of simply 7.99 lakh, the answer mentioned.
After Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh has been ready to obtain over 3.63 lakh doses of the injection in opposition to an allotment of four.95 lakh doses, whilst Gujarat has been ready to obtain 3.54 lakh injections in opposition to allotment of four.19 doses.
The Union Ministry has given its reaction in respond to a plea by way of RTI activist Sujeet Swami.
Karnataka for which an order for procurement of five.75 lakh injections were positioned has been ready to obtain most effective 3.26 lakh vials, the answer to RTI plea printed.
In a similar way, an order for the provision of two.20 lakh injections were positioned for the nationwide capital Delhi which has controlled to protected over 1.81 lakh of its doses, the answer added.
Every other states which controlled to obtain important provides of the injection regardless that lower than what that they had been allotted are Madhya Pradesh (2.14 lakh vials in opposition to an order of two.60 lakh injection), Rajasthan (1.57 lakh in opposition to 2.48 lakh), Bihar (92,000 in opposition to an order of one.five lakh vials), West Beearly one lakh in opposition to an order of one.60 lakh) and Punjab 60,000 in opposition to an order of 85,000.
Interestingly, amongst more than a few states, Telangana has were given the original difference of securing extra vials of Remdesivir than what it had ordered for – 1.98 lakh in opposition to an order of one.45 lakh vials.
The RTI answer additional printed that two Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep have until now failed to obtain a unmarried vial of the injection in spite of having been allotted simply 2,000 injections.
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