Supreme Court has slammed the Centre over its vaccination policy for the 18-44 age group.
The Supreme Court has said that the Centre’s policy of asking beneficiaries to pay for vaccines is “prima facie arbitrary and irrational”.
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The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to “undertake a fresh review of its vaccination policy addressing the concerns raised”.
The order was passed by a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat.
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The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to “place on record a roadmap of projected availability of vaccines till 31 December 2021”
The Court will next hear the matter on June 30.
“Due to the importance of vaccinating individuals in the 18-44 age group, the policy of the Central Government for conducting free vaccination themselves for groups under the first 2 phases, and replacing it with paid vaccination by the State/UT Governments and private hospitals for the persons between 18-44 years is, prima facie, arbitrary and irrational,” the Supreme Court order read.