Maharashtra to give COVID-19 vaccines to all citizens for free: Nawab Malik ANI / Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 17:01 IST Nawab Malik said on Sunday. Malik said that the move was discussed in the state cabinet. "In the last cabinet, we had discussed that mass vaccination should be there in the state of Maharashtra and free vaccination should be there and yesterday Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar has said that we will vaccinate the entire population of the state above 18 years of age in free of cost." The Minister further said that the global tenders will be invited for the vaccinations."Definitely, he (Pawar) said the best and cheap medicine which will be provided to us globally we will purchase from them, a global tender will be there in the state of Maharashtra. The process has been started and we are trying our best to procure as earlier as possible to start the mass vaccination in the state."