Modi government’s decision to get rid of lowest cost being the only criteria for public procurement is major governance reform. L1 has been a curse for government projects and the change should boost the big infrastructure push. It’ll be successful only if there are clear norms to remove the roadblocks.
India can’t afford to waste 15.6 crore vaccine shots. Use them as boosters for vulnerable
It is astounding that India has 15.6 crore unutilised Covid vaccines when almost 60 crore people haven’t got either their first or second shot. These vaccines cannot be allowed to expire. The gap between the two doses of Covishield should be reduced and boosters should be considered for vulnerable populations.