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                    ₹890 cr as part of Covid-19 financial package
                                        New Delhi: The Centre has released ₹890.32 crore as the second instalment of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package to 22 states and Union Territories, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.The amount of financial assistance to each state and Union Territories is based on their COVID-19 caseload.Those who received financial assistance in the second instalment include Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim, the ministry said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the ₹15,000 crore package as part of the 'Whole of Government'