₹900 crore for covid vaccine R&DNew Delhi: The government will provide Rs. 900 crore for research and development for covid-19 vaccine to the biotechnology department, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday while announcing another stimulus package, as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0.“This does not include cost of vaccine or logistics for vaccine distribution but whatever is required for that will be provided.
We are still working on the stimulus. Aside for what we have given in the stimulus, the government is also working on vaccine-related activities," said Sitharaman.India is considered the vaccine capital with much of the world looking up to the country to supply a bulk of its needs for covid vaccines.
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