Lease out Centre s vaccine unit in Tamil Nadu to state government: CM to PM
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Last Updated: May 27, 2021, 04:44 PM IST
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The modern and high capacity vaccine manufacturing facility, the Integrated Vaccine Complex, is lying unutilised, Stalin said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Chief Minister M K Stalin
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged the Centre to hand over its vaccine manufacturing facility near here to the Tamil Nadu government on lease to commence vaccine production.
The modern and high capacity vaccine manufacturing facility, the Integrated Vaccine Complex, is lying unutilised, Stalin said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Pointing out that mass vaccination is the most potent weapon available now to fight COVID-19, he said commencing vaccine production at this complex would substantially enhance the nation s capacity
‘State will identify a private partner and try to start production at the earliest’
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and lease out the assets of the Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) in Chengalpattu to the Tamil Nadu government so that it can be put to use at the earliest.
The complex is owned by HLL Bio-Tech Limited, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In a letter written on Wednesday, Mr. Stalin said the modern and high-capacity facility was lying unutilised. “I wish to propose that the assets of IVC be handed over to the State government on lease, without any past liabilities and with full operational freedom. The State government will identify a private partner immediately and make all efforts to commence vaccine production at the earliest,” he said.
No takers yet for TN-floated vax global tender: Ramadoss
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Anbumani Ramadoss.. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 26 : The Pattali Makkal Katchi s (PMK) Youth Wing leader and Rajya Sabha Member Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday said the response for Tamil Nadu s global tender for Covid-19 vaccine seems to be nil.
He also said the M.K. Stalin government should take over HLL Biotech Ltd s Integrated Vaccine Complex located near here and start manufacturing vaccines there.
In a statement issued here former Union Health Minister Ramadoss said it has been 10 days since Tamil Nadu had issued a global tender to sourcing Covid-19 vaccine.