LUCKNOW: Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that the Centre will now procure vaccines for the states as well, chief minister Yogi Adityanath assured him that UP would roll out free vaccinations for all persons above 18 years from June 21.
“We welcome the PM’s decision to provide free vaccines to all states and to extend the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana upto Diwali.
There were many state governments which were facing a problem in implementing the vaccination programme for those in the 18 to 44 age group.
I thank the PM for the steps he has taken to resolve the crisis for such states,” Yogi said.
He added that 80 crore people would receive food grains under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojna in May and June.
Expressing his sympathy with the people of the country, he said, the PM had extended the free ration scheme till Diwali so that nobody would go hungry.
In UP, 15 crore people would benefit from the scheme.
The CM further said that the country is fighting a strong battle against Covid under the PM.
“After ensuring that lives and livelihoods were protected during the first wave, the PM has provided strong leadership to the country which is now almost on the verge of controlling the second wave as well,” he said.