New Delhi: The proceedings of both the Houses have been stormy so far during the Monsutra session of Parliament. The issue of the Corona epidemic is the hottest with the Pegasus espionage scandal this session. Meanwhile, the government has said that people above the age of 18 years will be vaccinated by December. On the other hand, Rs 9725.15 crores have been spent on vaccination drives so far.

In fact, during the session, former Congress National President Rahul Gandhi had sought details of vaccination and expenditure incurred so far by people above the age of 18, which has been responded to by the Health and Family Welfare Department. In a reply from Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar, it has been stated that vaccination is a continuous and comprehensive process. A total of 1.35 crore doses of vaccine are slated to be provided from August 2021 to December 2021 and vaccination of people above the age of 18 will be done by December 2021.

On the question of procurement of indigenous vaccines and expenditure incurred so far, Minister of State Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar said that there has been no delay in procurement with indigenous vaccine manufacturing companies. Advance payments have also been made for supply orders given to companies. He said Rs 9725.15 crores has been spent on vaccine and vaccination drives so far.

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