₹900 crore was established to help the industry expedite research for COVID-19 vaccine.Vardhan also inaugurated Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Sensors and System at the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation here, which is a laboratory of CSIR, as well as a vaccination help desk at Dadu Majra colony here, an event organised by the city unit of the BJP.
At the CSIO here, he also interacted with young scientists who received national awards and fellowships in the past two years.CSIO is committed to developing indigenous technologies according to the needs of the nation with minimum dependence on imports to provide impetus towards achieving the goal of self-reliant India, Vardhan said.While referring to the Centre of Excellence.