Government will start
administering COVID-19 vaccine to the people above 60 years of age from
1st of next month. Those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will
also be vaccinated in this phase. Briefing reporters in New Delhi after
Union Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash
Javadekar said the vaccine will be administered free of cost at ten
thousand government hospitals to these groups while the cost of the
vaccine at 20 thousand private vaccination centres will be borne by
them.
The Minister said, Union Cabinet also
recommended imposition of President’s Rule in Puducherry. Mr Javadekar
said Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayansamy resigned from the post and
no party claimed to form the government and therefore the LG has
recommended suspension of the UT Assembly. He added Cabinet decision
will be sent to the President and after his assent the assembly will be
dissolved.
Union Cabinet also approved Production
Linked Incentive Scheme for IT Hardware. The scheme proposes incentive
to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the
value chain of IT Hardware. The target segments of the scheme include
laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and servers. Communication and IT
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the total cost of the proposed scheme
is around 7,350 crore rupees over four years. Mr. Prasad added that the
scheme has direct and indirect employment generation potential of over
one lakh 80 thousand. The Minister also said it will provide impetus to
Domestic Value Addition for IT Hardware which is expected to rise 20
percent to 25 percent by 2025.
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