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Cabinet briefing live: Govt allows people above age 60 to take covid vaccine from 01 March

1 min read . Updated: 24 Feb 2021, 03:42 PM IST Staff Writer

Union minister Prakash Javadekar. (Mint ) — Union minister Prakash Javadekar. **(Mint )**

Cabinet took the decision that covid-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to people above the age of 60 in more than 10,000 government facilities

Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad briefing the media on Cabinet decisions that were taken by the Narendra Modi government today at National Media Centre.

Here are the key takeaways from the cabinet briefing:

Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme for IT Hardware; scheme proposes incentive to boost domestic manufacturing & attract large investments in value chain of IT Hardware. Target segments include laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs & servers.
Govt announces that from 01 March it will allow people above the age of 60 to take the covid-19 vaccine
Cabinet took the decision that covid-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to people in more than 10, 000 government facilities.
People above the age of 45 with comorbidities can also take part in the covid-19 vaccination program.
The government also allowed that people can take the covid -19 vaccine from 20,000 private medical centre.
In Puducherry, the CM has resigned and nobody has claimed to form the govt & therefore the LG has recommended suspending the 14th Assembly. Now, our approval will be sent to the President. After his approval, the Assembly will stand dissolved: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Government announces production linked incentives(PLI) scheme for laptop, tablets PCs and all in one servers'
Total cost of the proposed scheme is approximately Rs.7,350 crore over 4 years, which includes an incentive outlay of Rs.7,325 crore and administrative charges of Rs.25 crore.
The scheme is expected to generate employment for both skilled and un-skilled personnel, estimated at 20,000 direct and 80,000 indirect jobs as a result of growth in the sector
Cabinet approves PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals for a period of financial year 2020-21 to 2028-29 to promote production of high value products in country and increase value addition in exports.
The Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for mobile phone and components which was announced in April during the height of COVID-19 delivered production worth ₹35,000 crores, created 22,500 jobs & brought around ₹1,300 crore investment