Hyderabad News

  On April 24, a confident Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced that all the people in the State, irrespective of age, will be administered Covid-19 vaccine free of cost.                          M Somasekhar The welcome move translated into an expenditure of Rs 2500 crore to the Stare exchequer. Immediate question raised was how will the government find the resources? But, the CM said emphatically, “Nothing is more important than the precious lives of the people.” He even went a step ahead and said even those who migrated to the State and were working in different sectors would get free vaccination. Exactly a month later on May 24, KCR Government announced that everyone above 18 years can get the jab in private hospitals as well as workplaces. This is in line with the Centre’s guidelines, which allow Institutes/companies/gated communities to procure directly from vaccine makers and administer. A week earlier ...