Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an initial support package for India, standing with India- a friend & strategic partner- during this terrible crisis. "India is a great friend of Australia and a comprehensive strategic partner.

The Australian Consulate-General, Chennai, has announced support to Christian Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Vellore to set up additional beds and CabDost, a social enterprise, to feed the needy in South India. According to a statement, the Consulate is providing around Rs. 15 lakh to help set up a 12-bedded ICU facility at the CMC hospital in Vellore. The funding will cover procurement, installation and commissioning of essential equipment including food pumps, a defibrillator and an ECG machine.

The consulate is also providing Rs. 8 lakh to CabDost, a socially-driven tech-based start up working in the financially advisory space and helping taxi drivers. This amount will help them provide food kits, financial coaching and tax filing support to needy families in South India, especially Tamil Nadu, over a two-month period.

As comprehensive strategic partners, Australia has committed around Rs. 210 crore to provide critical support to India. Australia has delivered over 30 tonnes worth of medical supplies, including 3,000 ventilators and 250 oxygen concentrators to India.

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