The Maharashtra government will buy two lakh vials of COVID-19 vaccines from Bharart Biotech amid a rise in cases, an official said on Monday.
As an exceptional case, the state government issued an order relaxing some conditions for the procurement of the vials of the vaccines, he said.
"As per the order, the Maharashtra government will buy two lakhs of vials of COVID-19 vaccine from the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech at the rate of Rs 341.25 per vial. Administrative approval has been given for the procurement of the vials at total cost of Rs 6.82 crore," he said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
PM Modi Gets Top Honour In Kuwait, Discusses Strategic Partnership With Top Leadership
15-Year-Old Boy Dies By Suicide After Mother Refuses To Buy Him New Phone In Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Keeps Home, Eknath Shinde Gets 3 Maharashtra Ministries High-Security Jail To Come Up In Mumbai As State Passes Prison Reform Bill Pics: Rahul Gandhi's Family Lunch At Iconic Delhi Restaurant Can Elon Musk Become US President? Donald Trump Says... Is Safe Car Enough? Volvo Crash That Killed CEO, Family Sparks Big Question US Man Beheads 1-Year-Old Son With Knife, Attacks Wife, Her Mother, Arrested Man Sets New York Woman On Fire, Watches Her Burn To Death Inside Train Delhi Reels Under 'Sever' Air Quality, Fog And Cold Wave Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.