Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik writes to CMs over ‘centralised vaccine procurement’, seeks consensus

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik stated that states shouldn’t be competing with one another in getting vaccines and united efforts are required for vaccine procurement.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to all chief ministers on centralised procurement of vaccines by the Authorities of India and requested them to hitch palms within the struggle in opposition to COVID-19. CM Patnaik stated that he additionally spoke to some chief ministers who shared his views and asserted that no state is secure until all states undertake vaccination as a high precedence.

Sharing his letter on Twitter, Patnaik stated that states shouldn’t be competing with one another in getting vaccines and united efforts are required for vaccine procurement.

“The one strategy to protest our folks in opposition to future waves and supply them with a hope of survival is vaccination. International locations which have centered on vaccination program have seen a outstanding enchancment of their COVID scenario. We have now to offer this therapeutic contact to our folks. No state is secure until all of the states undertake vaccination because the topmost precedence and execute it on war-footing,” stated Patnaik in his letter.

He stated the target can’t be achieved if states preserve battling amongst each-others for procuring vaccines.

“…best choice out there is for Authorities of India to centrally procure the vaccines and distribute it among the many States in order that our residents are vaccinated on the earliest,” stated the Odisha CM.

He additionally known as for the decentralisation of the vaccination programme.

“On the similar time, the execution of the vaccination program must be decentralised and States allowed the flexibleness to find out their very own mechanism to make sure common vaccination,” he stated.

Wrote to all CMs for a consensus on centralised procurement of vaccines by GOI in view of the challenges confronted by states. Spoke to some CMs who shared my views. No State is secure until all States undertake vaccination as a high precedence & execute it on war-footing. pic.twitter.com/lMkpjDeYRg

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 2, 2021

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Patnaik stated that that is the best problem that the nation has confronted since Independence. “We’ll put aside no matter variations we’ve and are available collectively within the true spirit of Cooperative Federalism for saving treasured lives and hard-earned livelihoods. We as a ‘staff’ owe it to our Residents,” stated Patnaik.

Notably, CM Naveen Patnaik had additionally floated a worldwide tender for procurement of vaccines however obtained little response. Yesterday, the Odisha authorities sought the Centre’s statutory clearance to pick an acceptable bidder for its international tenders. The state had additionally amended sure clauses within the doc to present extra possibilities to international vaccine producers to take part within the international tender, the deadline of which has been prolonged from Might 28 to June 4. Nonetheless, seeing the difficulties in vaccine procurement, he has lastly written to all of the CMs searching for consensus on the difficulty.