Coronavirus | Gehlot writes to Modi seeking at least 30 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Rajasthan

The current stock would last only two days, the Chief Minister says.

April 09, 2021 05:30 pm | Updated 06:31 pm IST - Jaipur

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. File

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. File

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the stock of coronavirus vaccine in the state will finish in next two days and urged him to immediately provide at least 30 lakh doses. In a letter to the PM after a video conference with him on Thursday, Gehlot said the state has administered 86,89,770 doses till 7 April.

"The present stock of vaccine in Rajasthan will finish in next two days. Therefore, it is requested that at least another 30 lakh doses of vaccine be provided to us immediately so that the momentum that we have built up can be maintained and maximum eligible beneficiaries can be vaccinated at the earliest," he said.

"I want to assure you that we will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to control COVID-19," he added.

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