₹10.37 crore to Serum Institute of India (SII) for procurement of around 30 lakh doses on April 26."However, no schedule for supply had so far been received from them (SII)," Health Secretary Hussan Lal informed the state cabinet during a virtual meeting chaired by the Chief Minister."Only some private hospitals, which had placed direct orders for vaccination, had commenced the process of vaccinating the 18-44 age group population.
For the state government, SII has only indicated that the availability of Covishield will be known in about four weeks' time," he added.The meeting was also informed that under the current circumstances, vaccination for the 18-44 age group could not be launched in government hospitals, nor was there any clarity.