₹26,000 crore on this initiative."The announcement came on the same day India reported over 3.32 lakh new coronavirus cases in a single day taking the country's tally to 1,62,63,695, while active cases crossed the 24-lakh mark.The health ministry data also showed that the death toll increased to 1,86,920 with as many as 2,263 people succumbing to the deadly virus.
The country recorded a single day rise of 3,32,730 new cases, the data updated at 8 am showed.Registering a steady increase, the active cases increased to 24,28,616 comprising 14.93 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 83.92 per cent.The Union Health Ministry also said on Friday that Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi,.