COVID-19: Centre ramps us Remdesivir production, to be available at govt s price, says Nitin Gadkari
ANI / Updated: May 7, 2021, 08:42 IST
The Centre has decided to increase production of anti-viral drug
Remdesivir and it will be provided to people at government s price, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday.
This comes after several cases of blackmarketing of Remdesivir came to light amid the
COVID-19. There was a shortage of Remdesivir injection. Because of this, incidents of
black marketing took place, several people lost their lives as they have not received Remdesivir, so we decided to increase its production, Gadkari said. But we tried (and to got manufacturing rights), Remdesivir will be provided to people at government s price. Now, I think there will be no black marketing or no person will die due to lack of it, there is no reservation, can be provided to other states when there will be surplus, he added.
After Swamy, Shiv Sena also wants Gadkari as NDMA chief
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New Delhi : Union minister Nitin Gadkari address a press conference regarding on important issue of vehicle scrapage policy at Transport bhawan in new Delhi on Thursday March 18, 2021.(Photo:IANS/Wasim Sarvar). Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, May 6 : A senior Shiv Sena leader on Thursday demanded that the Centre should take immediate steps to appoint Union Minister Nitin Gadkari as the head of the National Disaster Management Authority as the Covid-19 situation could worsen in the coming weeks.
Sena leader Kishore Tiwari - who is accorded a MoS status - made the plea soon after BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy also raised a similar suggestion.
No No. Harsh Vardhan has not been allowed free hand. But he is too polite to assert his authority. With Gadkari he will bloom
Notably, the tweet from the BJP veteran comes at a time when dozens of hospitals in several cities across a number of states have run short of oxygen, sending relatives of patients desperately scrambling for oxygen cylinders.
As frustration and pain continue to pervade the air, a section of citizens has also raised questions on the government’s handling of the crisis.
India recorded over 3.82 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 3,780 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday (May 5, 2021).
Govt giving utmost priority to infra development: Gadkari
NEW DELHI, May 1:Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction worth Rs 15 lakh crore in the next two years.
Gadkari said he is confident that the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways will achieve target of 40 kilometres per day of highways construction in the current fiscal.
“The government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction of worth Rs 15 lakh crore in next two years,” the Road Transport and Highways Minister said.
Govt giving utmost priority to infra development: Gadkari
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NEW DELHI, May 1: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction worth Rs 15 lakh crore in the next two years.
Gadkari said he is confident that the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways will achieve target of 40 kilometres per day of highways construction in the current fiscal.
“The Government is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction of worth Rs 15 lakh crore in next two years,” the Road Transport and Highways Minister said.