PM Cares Fund gives Rs 2,000 crore for 50,000 ventilators
The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, set up in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic
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The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund, set up in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic to mobilise resources, has allocated Rs 2,000 crore for supply of 50,000 'Made-in-India' ventilators to government-run Covid hospitals in all states and union territories.
The PMO also said that Rs 1,000 crore has been released to states/UTs for welfare of the migrant labourers.
“This assistance is to be used for arranging accommodation, food, medical treatment and transportation of the migrants," the PMO said.