New York [US], July 15 (ANI): Hailing India's scientific research and vaccine manufacturing ecosystem, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Dr Suman K Berry said that India introduced an array of initiatives and focused interventions to mitigate the impact of the COVID pandemic and to protect lives and livelihoods.
Addressing the High-Level Political Forum, the Vice-Chairman underlined that India's vaccine manufacturing ecosystem has resulted in the world's most extensive free vaccination program with over 1.98 billion doses reaching all parts of the country including the remotest regions.
Under the vaccine 'Maitri' initiative, India has supplied over 235 million total supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to 98 countries of the world, he said at the Ministerial Roundtable, stressing that a recovery journey has been characterized by a focus on govt capital expenditure especially in building world-class infrastructure.
Talking on the environment front, he said, "PM Modi has articulated the goals of India at COP-27, and we remain committed to this. The sustainable development goals framework is critical to the context as it enables us to chart a new course of development & we affirm our commitment."
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