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Seeking the Centres active cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, Odisha Thursday demanded exemption of GST on purchase of vaccines and financial assistance to states from the cess and surcharge collected by the Union government from various products. Noting that states have been asked to purchase vaccines from their resources for inoculating people between the ages of 18 and 45, Patnaik said, these purchases attract the Goods and Service Taxes (GST), making the vaccines costly for the states. In a letter to Union Finance Minister NIrmala Sitharaman, Patnaik wrote, I hope the above suggestions will be examined and urgent necessary action is taken in view of the emergency health situation in the country and to strengthen our unified fight against Covid.
Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap have contributed to the Maharashtra Chief Ministers relief fund for Covid-19. They said the pandemic has shown everyone how ‘solidarity with one another can make us handle this humanitarian crisis’.
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife, director Tahira Kashyap have contributed to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s relief fund amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Taking to Instagram, Ayushmann issued a statement about his donation.
His post read, “We have been in the eye of the storm since last year. This pandemic has broken our hearts, made us endure pain and suffering like never before, showed us how solidarity with one another can make us handle this humanitarian crisis. Today, again, this pandemic asks us to show fortitude, resilience and mutual support. People, across India, have stepped forward to do as much as possible for each other and Tahira and I thank each and every individual who have inspired us to do more.”
Ayushmann Khurana donated to the Covid relief fund and asked others to as well.
With India s Covid situation critical, hospitals short-staffed and oxygen supply scarce, the latest celebrity to lend a helping hand in times of crisis is Twinkle Khanna, who has managed to arrange 100 oxygen concentrators to be brought directly into the country through the United Kingdom.
Announcing the news on social media, Mrs Funny Bones requested leads on reliable organisations and registered NGOs who could aid in distributing the oxygen concentrators to people in dire need. Please give me leads of a verified, reliable, registered NGO who will help distribute 100 oxygen concentrators, she asked on Twitter. (Supplies upto 4L/min of oxygen) that will be sent directly from the UK to them.