New Delhi: In a bid to effectively combat the pandemic, the Central government on Friday released the second installment of 35 percent of the Emergency Covid Response Plan II funds of Rs 14,744.99 crore to all states. With the latest disbursement, 50 percent of the funds have been released in order to ensure the implementation of critical activities at the state and district levels to prepare the public healthcare systems in response to the covid pandemic.

In view of the second wave and its spread into rural, and tribal areas and the evolving pandemic situation, the Union Cabinet had, on July 8, approved the India Covid-19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase-II (ECRP-II package), amounting to Rs 23,123 crore. Under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) components of the ECRP-II, states/UTs have been supported by way of approvals for Emergency Covid Response Plans (ECRP) to the tune of Rs 14,744.99 crore.

The ECRP-I for Rs 15,000 crore was released to all states/UTs in April 2021 to prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by Covid-19. Earlier, Rs 1,827.80 crore was released to all states and UTs as 15 percent advance to undertaking preparatory activities to speed up the implementation of the ECRP-II.

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