SCALE UP PRODUCTION CAPACITY: PM
Centre will provide all possible help, Modi tells vaccine manufacturers
PM Modi on Tuesday urged vaccine manufacturers to continuously scale up their production capacity to inoculate all Indians in the shortest possible time. Interacting with vaccine manufacturers from across India via video conferencing, Modi said the private sector will play an even more active role in the vaccination drive in the coming days and it will require better coordination between hospitals and industry.
He assured all possible support and smooth approval process for the vaccine candidates which are currently under trial phase.
The health infrastructure of our private sector has played a big role in the country’s fight against Covid-19, he said.
According to a statement from the PMO, Modi noted the government has now allowed the vaccination for every adult starting from May 1 as it believes in the manufacturers’ ability of vaccine makers. The PM credited the manufacturers for developing and producing vaccines in a record time and noted that the vaccines developed are the cheapest, with India undertaking the world’s largest inoculation programme.
He appreciated the efforts and studies being conducted by Indian scientists in the development of new vaccines.
Modi said the biggest strengths of the Indian vaccine industry are its ‘Samarthya, Sansadhan and Seva Bhaav’ (capability, resource and spirit of service) and these are what makes them a vaccine leader in the world.
He said throughout the process of developing and manufacturing vaccines, the country has constantly worked with the spirit of public-private partnership under the ‘Mission Covid Suraksha’, and created an end-to-end vaccine development ecosystem.
“The government ensured all the vaccine manufacturers not only get all possible help and logistic support, but also the process of