Health Minister announces over 1300 crore rupees package for infrastructure development in health sector of North Eastern states

Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has announced a package of more than 1300 crore rupees for the infrastructure development in health sector of North Eastern states.

Talking to newspersons after Chairing a review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic and Immunisation with the Health ministers of all Northeastern states in  Guwahati, Mr. Mandaviya said that Central Government is providing this aid for the health infrastructure development at district levels to combat this pandemic as per population ratio.

The Union Health Minister said that Centre is providing the required aid as desired by the state governments of the North East.
He emphasized on aggressive vaccination in the Northeastern states and assured that there will not be any vaccine shortage.
Health ministers of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and senior officials of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura were present in the review meeting.