Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting to take stock of the progress of the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country.
The meeting was held via video-conferencing and comes over a month after the Centre extended the free vaccination drive to cover everyone above the age of 18 years.
Prime Modi is in touch with state governments: official
The officials told PM is in touch with state governments to explore and implement innovative methods to reach people for vaccination. To this, the PM responded with the need to involve NGOs and other organisations in these efforts.
Officials made a presentation on the progress of Covid-19 vaccination drive during the virtual meeting on Saturday. PM Modi was also apprised about the supply of jabs in the upcoming months and efforts being made to increase production.
The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction at vaccinations picking up pace this week. He stressed that it is important to carry this momentum forward in order to ensure that most Indians are vaccinated at the earliest.
31,50,45,926 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered so far
As many as 31,50,45,926 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far in what has been billed the ‘world’s largest vaccination drive’, including 61,19,169 in the last 24 hours.
The meeting comes a day after the Union health ministry urged eight states and union territories to rush and impose immediate containment measures including preventing crowds, conducting widespread testing.
