NEW DELHI : Central government on Thursday asked states to send their expenditure proposals for approval and sanctioning of funds under the recently announced 'India covid-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Package: Phase II' of ₹23,123 crore.
Union health ministry was reviewing preparations under the package with health secretaries and senior officials of all states and Union territories (UTs) in a virtual meeting.
During the review meeting, states and UTs were guided on policies and guidelines from the Union health ministry on different aspects of covid-19 management, which would help them strengthen their healthcare infrastructure to streamline covid-19 response. “States and UTs were advised to conduct a quick gap