Seniors wait for their turn to get vaccinated at a civic hospital in Vashi
PUNE: The Centre on Saturday warned the private hospitals of serious action, including expulsion from the panel of facilities under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY), if they do not maintain transparency about the walk-in slots for Covid-19 vaccination or turned away people with scheduled appointments.
The National Health Authority’s chief executive officer, R S Sharma, told TOI, “These are early days and we want to take control of the situation. It is a worrying trend that some private hospitals are not being transparent about the slots available and inoculating people as per their own whims,” he said.
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Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meetings
Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meetings
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JAMMU: Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar today chaired a series of meeting to assess the progress being made on the implementation of directions of the Lieutenant Governor.
The meetings were held at Civil Secretariat and the Raj Bhavan here in which Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners were present in person and through virtual mode.
Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda informed the Principal Secretary that the target of 3500 trainings under Himayat scheme has almost been achieved. She also informed that houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana are being constructed as per targets and 500 such houses were completed in the last week.
Mumbai: Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the NDA government’s decision to charge for Covid-19 vaccines in the second phase from March 1. A government order said a person above 45, with comorbidities or 60 can get inoculated at designated centres for Rs250 a dose.
“A huge provision has been made in the budget, so it is the responsibility of NDA government. It is wrong to charge for it. It appears the Modi government is digging into the common man’s pocket,’’ Chavan said. State government data shows there are 25 lakh persons with comorbidities and nearly 1.3 crore aged above 60. If Chavan’s demand is accepted, free vaccine will have to be administered to 1.5 crore people in the state.
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MUMBAI: The Centre on Tuesday allowed private hospitals not empanelled for any government health scheme to join the Covid-19 vaccination drive, paving the way for 29 major private hospitals in Mumbai (see list alongside) to pitch in and accelerate coverage.
These hospitals will start giving the shots in a day or two, allowing for the state to issue an order and mobilising of vaccine stocks and manpower, said civic officials. Vaccination at these centres is likely to cost Rs 250 per dose.
The move buoyed the BMC that faced heat on Monday for overcrowding at centres. The enthusiastic response from the elderly saw Mumbai’s turnout jump by over 240% from 1,982 on Monday to 6,853 on Tuesday. Across the state, senior citizens led the charge, accounting for 12,300 of the 16,111 vaccinated a 130% rise over the previous day.