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COVID Vaccination Can Boost Economy, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, referred to vaccination as "medicine to boost the economy." At the Centenary celebration of Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank, she said, "about 73 crore people have been jabbed in India". She added, government investment in the expansion of hospital facilities through a viability gap funding scheme, is likely to strengthen India's efforts against a probable third wave of Covid.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 - 05:55 PM / by Ettishree Shukla

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