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Maharashtra Congress ministers to donate salaries towards free COVID-19 vaccine drive
Maharashtra Congress said state minister Balasaheb Thorat will donate a year's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for the free COVID-19 vaccination drive to be undertaken in the state
The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said state minister and senior party leader Balasaheb Thorat will donate a year's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for the free COVID-19 vaccination drive to be undertaken in the state.
In an official statement, the party said other Congress ministers and legislators will also contribute a month's salary towards the cause.
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Thorat's sugar cooperatives will also give the amount needed for the inoculation of 5,000 employees to the CMRF, the statement said.
The state Congress unit will make a donation of Rs 5 lakh to the CMRF to be utilised for free vaccination, it was stated.
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The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced its decision to inoculate citizens in the age group of 18 to 44 against COVID-19 for free at state-run vaccination centres.
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The state will have to bear an expenditure of Rs 6,500 crore to vaccinate 5.71 crore citizens in this age group.
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