Plea in Supreme Court seeks direction to use PM-CARES fund for vaccines, oxygen plants
The Hindu
The petition also sought the preparation of a ‘National Plan’ in consultation with Chief Secretaries and States.
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to utilise the PM-CARES fund for immediate procurement of vaccines and establishment of oxygen plants, generators and their installation in 738 district hospitals across the country. The petition, filed by advocate Viplav Sharma, said the government needs to loosen its PM-CARES purse strings and use the money to help common people urgently access medical care and oxygen. “These government hospitals are easily accessible at no cost to common people of every district in the country who are desperately seeking medical oxygen as basic life-saving support,” the petition said.
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