New Delhi: Out of 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators approved under the PM CARES fund to help Kovid-19 patients, nearly 3000 have been built and delivered to more than 1,300 different states, in an official statement It has been said on Tuesday.
On 14 May, the PM CARES Fund Trust decided to allocate Rs 3,100 crore for the fight against the Kovid-19 epidemic and the amount was to be used, among other things, to buy ventilators and to take care of migrant workers.
Out of the Rs 3,100 crore, around Rs 2,000 crore was earmarked for the purchase of 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators.
“So far 2,923 ventilators have been manufactured, of which 1,340 ventilators have already been delivered to the States / UTs,” the statement said.
By the end of this month, an additional 14,000 ventilators will be distributed to all states and union territories.
It has been said that the major recipients include Maharashtra (275), Delhi (275), Gujarat (175), Bihar (100), Karnataka (90), Rajasthan (75).
30,000 out of 50,000 ventilators are being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, a government undertaking.
The statement said that the remaining 20,000 ventilators are being manufactured by AgVa Healthcare (10,000), AMTZ Basic (5650), AMTZ High End (4000) and Allied Medical (350).
Referring to the welfare of migrant laborers, it has been stated that Rs 1,000 crore has already been released to the states and union territories for the welfare of migrant laborers.
Many special trains have sent millions of migrant workers back to their home states because they were not prepared to live in cities citing the uncertain future amid the epidemic. Many of them have walked hundreds of kilometers to return to their original places.
The distribution of funds is based on the weightage of the state’s population as per the 2011 census, “50 percent weightage, positive Kovid-19 as on date of cases – 40 percent weightage and equal share – 10 percent weightage all states basic minimum amount for all Will ensure. ”The money was to be used to provide accommodation, food, medical treatment and transportation of migrants.
According to the statement, the main recipients of the grant were Maharashtra (Rs 181 crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 103 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 83 crore), Gujarat (Rs 66 crore), Delhi (Rs 55 crore), West Bengal (Rs 53 crore) ), Bihar (Rs 51 crore), Madhya Pradesh (Rs 50 crore), Rajasthan (Rs 50 crore) and Karnataka (Rs 34 crore).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced relief to the PM’s Civil Assistance and Emergency Situation Fund (PM-CARES) where people can help the government in the fight against coronoviruses and in “crisis situations”.
The trust was formed on 27 March and is chaired by the Prime Minister. The other ex-officio members of the Trust are Defense Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister.
On 14 May, the PM CARES Fund Trust decided to allocate Rs 3,100 crore for the fight against the Kovid-19 epidemic and the amount was to be used, among other things, to buy ventilators and to take care of migrant workers.
Out of the Rs 3,100 crore, around Rs 2,000 crore was earmarked for the purchase of 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators.
“So far 2,923 ventilators have been manufactured, of which 1,340 ventilators have already been delivered to the States / UTs,” the statement said.
By the end of this month, an additional 14,000 ventilators will be distributed to all states and union territories.
It has been said that the major recipients include Maharashtra (275), Delhi (275), Gujarat (175), Bihar (100), Karnataka (90), Rajasthan (75).
30,000 out of 50,000 ventilators are being manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited, a government undertaking.
The statement said that the remaining 20,000 ventilators are being manufactured by AgVa Healthcare (10,000), AMTZ Basic (5650), AMTZ High End (4000) and Allied Medical (350).
Referring to the welfare of migrant laborers, it has been stated that Rs 1,000 crore has already been released to the states and union territories for the welfare of migrant laborers.
Many special trains have sent millions of migrant workers back to their home states because they were not prepared to live in cities citing the uncertain future amid the epidemic. Many of them have walked hundreds of kilometers to return to their original places.
The distribution of funds is based on the weightage of the state’s population as per the 2011 census, “50 percent weightage, positive Kovid-19 as on date of cases – 40 percent weightage and equal share – 10 percent weightage all states basic minimum amount for all Will ensure. ”The money was to be used to provide accommodation, food, medical treatment and transportation of migrants.
According to the statement, the main recipients of the grant were Maharashtra (Rs 181 crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs 103 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 83 crore), Gujarat (Rs 66 crore), Delhi (Rs 55 crore), West Bengal (Rs 53 crore) ), Bihar (Rs 51 crore), Madhya Pradesh (Rs 50 crore), Rajasthan (Rs 50 crore) and Karnataka (Rs 34 crore).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced relief to the PM’s Civil Assistance and Emergency Situation Fund (PM-CARES) where people can help the government in the fight against coronoviruses and in “crisis situations”.
The trust was formed on 27 March and is chaired by the Prime Minister. The other ex-officio members of the Trust are Defense Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister.
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