Delhi govt approves Rs 1544 cr for health facilities to combat COVID-19

Delhi government has approved 1544 crore rupees for health facilities to combat COVID-19. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi’s fight against COVID-19 will get stronger after Cabinet’s nod to the state’s own ‘Emergency COVID Response Package’.
This budget will be spent on further enhancing testing and labs, procuring supplies, mobilizing additional human resources, increasing health facilities in the hospitals and managing Covid Care Centres among others. In another decision, the City government also approved induction of 190 Low Floor CNG buses under the Cluster Scheme. These buses will be equipped with facilities like CCTVs and panic buttons and would be fully compliant with BS-VI emission standards.