India develop Covid vaccine nine months of first case: Nadda

Former Health and family welfare Minister and BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda saud that India made long stride in the field of Health Service as it had manufactured Covid vaccine after nine months of its first case. Mr Nadda was addressing a public meeting organised in wake of upcoming Assembly Election at Poanta Sahib in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh today.

Jagat Prakash Nadda said that vaccinations of measles, Japani Fever, Polio etc. took years after its invention to reach India, but with the efforts Prime Minister Narendra Modi, corona vaccine was prepared within nine months of the first case of Covid-19. He said that apart from providing over 200 crore free vaccines to the people of the country, vaccines were provided to over 100 other countries of the world. He also appreciated the efforts of the State Government in becoming the first State in the country in administering first and second doses of the vaccine.Jagat Prakash Nadda said that Rs. 1300 crore AIIMS Bilaspur was sanctioned to the State during the tenure of the BJP government and was nearing completion. He said that Medical Colleges at Chamba, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Mandi were sanctioned to the State by the BJP Government at the Centre. He said that the Satellite Centre of PGI was coming up in Una and several Trauma Centres were coming up in the State. All these projects were possible due to the double engine Governments at the Centre and the State, he added.He said that the issue of providing scheduled tribe status to Hatti community of Sirmaur district would be resolved soon so that people of this community could take benefit of tribal status.  Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said  that state emerges as frontrunner State of the country in matter of development with its hard work, dedication and commitment to ensure welfare of the people of the State and all this was possible due to the double engine governments at the Centre and the State. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the State was fortunate that the son of the soil was heading the largest political party of the world.