Punjab Govt Has Been Provided Rs 400 And They Given To 20 Private Hospitals At Rs 1000

New Delhi: The Center has accused the Punjab government of selling covaccine to private hospitals at exorbitant prices. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, instead of imparting knowledge to others, Rahul Gandhi should first take care of his (Congress) state. More than 1.40 lakh doses of Covaccine were made available to the Punjab government for Rs 400 and they sold it to 20 private hospitals for Rs 1000.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, Punjab is affected by Corona, the vaccine is not being managed properly. For the last 6 months, their mutual fight is going on, the entire Punjab government and the party is in Delhi for 3-4 days, who will see Punjab? Ignoring the people of Punjab for its internal politics is a big sin of Congress.

Punjab's opposition party also accused

At the same time, Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of the opposition party Shiromani Akali Dal, has also accused the government of selling the vaccine at high prices. He said, 'Covid vaccine is available in the state but the Punjab government is selling it to private hospitals. The Punjab government is taking the vaccine for Rs 400 but selling it to private hospitals for Rs 1060.

Badal said that private hospitals are charging Rs 1,560 for each dose from the people. The cost per family for a single dose is Rs 6,000 to 9,000. In Mohali alone, 35,000 doses were sold in a single day to private organizations. He said that making 'profits' from vaccines is 'immoral'.

Badal said, 'Rahul Gandhi should tell whether he supports the fact that the Congress government is forcing people to spend Rs 1,560 on a single dose of vaccine. Demanded a surveillance probe, however, comments could not be received from state health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and health officials.