THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Announcing a Rs 20,000-crore bundle to tide over the crisis caused by the next wave of this Covid-19 pandemic, Kerala fund ministry K N Balagopal introduced the maiden funding of their next Pinarayi Vijayan authorities on Friday.
Aside from the monetary package, in addition, he put aside Rs 1,000 crore to offer free vaccination for everybody aged above 18 decades.
An extra 500 crore will be invested to make sure related facilities and equipment at no cost vaccination, ” he explained.
The former government had spent Rs 20,000 crore that was completely utillised to confront the pandemic,” he explained.
“A second Covid-19 bundle of Rs 20,000 crore is declared today,” the finance ministry said.
Stating the thrust of this new budget is to guarantee food and health for many, ” said the campaign is to decrease the effects of the pandemic and also make sure there’s not any third wave of this virus disease in the nation.
“We’ll think about the concerns within the wave of the outbreak.
The health crisis existing is a struggle to the growth prospects of this nation,” he explained.
The budget announced a revival package for its coastal areas which had endured widespread devastation lately because of sea incursion and incessant rains.
Balagopal introduced a’revised funding’ and vote due to certain necessary adjustments and improvements into the complete funding introduced by former Finance Minister T M Thomas Isaac to its 2021-22 financial on January 15.