The Central government on Monday faced several tough questions about its COVID-19 vaccination policy from a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India. A 3-Judge Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao, and S Ravindra Bhat asked questions to the Central Government on the rationale of the dual pricing and procurement policy of COVID-19 vaccines. The apex court said that it was upon the Centre to procure the vaccines for the whole country. The Bench sought for the vaccination policy and directed the Centre to explain the rationale behind adopting the dual policy. The court also asked why states had to pay more for the vaccines than the Centre.

Source: dna June 01, 2021 04:41 UTC