Sources tell OpIndia that this has been done on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs and law enforcement agencies to prevent any escalation of law and order in view of the on-going farmer agitation.
FM Sitharaman announced that Rs 35,000 crore were allocated for the COVID vaccines which were rolled out earlier this year. She said that more funds will be provided if needed.
Pune's Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, will reportedly be supplying over 200 million doses of Covishield and Novavax to GAVI-Covax.