NEW DELHI : Nearly 44% of rural Indians are willing to pay for the Covid-19 vaccine, while more than half of the population in India's villages believe the coronavirus crisis is a "conspiracy by China', a survey showed on Tuesday.The survey, conducted by Gaon Connection among 6,040 rural respondents across 60 districts in 16 states and one union territory, found that 36% said they would not want to pay for it.
The remaining 20% said they are yet to decide on paying for the vaccine.Of those who were willing to pay, two-third said they can pay up to ₹500 for two doses of the vaccine, whenever it is available.Meanwhile, at least 51% of rural respondents called the coronavirus crisis a 'conspiracy by China' and about 18% saw it as the.