Govt allows Rs 4,500 crore for vaccine makers to ramp up capacity
Advance vaccine makers like Serum Institute (SII) and Bharat Biotech will benefit
SII will get Rs 3,000 crore in advance and about Rs 1,500 crore for Bharat Biotech
Govt has recently announced that all citizens above 18 could get vaccinated from May 1
Vaccination will continue in govt of India vaccine centres free of cost for the eligible population
Govt is also likely to waive 10 per cent customs duty levied on imported vaccines
India’s overall corona cases reached 1.53 crore, making India the second-worst affected after the US
