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Rs 5,000 crore outlay for vaccine spending in FY23; more can be allocated as policy evolves: Finance secretary

NEW DELHI: The government has earmarked Rs 5,000 crore in the next fiscal just for Covid vaccination of 15-17-year-age group and precautionary dose for senior citizens, finance secretary T V Somanathan said, emphasising more money will be allocated as needs arise.

The government in the last budget had provisioned Rs 35,000 crore towards Covid vaccination for the 2021-22 fiscal. The amount has been upped to Rs 39,000 crore in the revised estimates.

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