CII spearheads vaccination drive in Punjab
To spearhead the vaccination drive in Punjab especially for industrial workforce and their families, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organised a virtual interaction with Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Past President, CII and Mr Abhimanyu Munjal, Chairman, CII Northern Region.
Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Past President, CII, said, “CII is following a broader approach and is reaching out to not only its members but also to the Heads of Local Industry associations in the state to join hands with CII and put in place a coordinated strategy to organise mass vaccination drives for everyone who is a part of Industrial ecosystem.”
Mr Abhimanyu Munjal, Chairman, CII Northern Region called upon the need to have a coordinated strategy in place which will ensure that Industry is able to procure adequate number of vaccines at competitive prices and further the inoculation drives could be organised in a smooth manner. “CII has already started collecting data of the workers and their families above the age of 18 years to spearhead the drive. We have also started tying up with hospitals to administer the vaccine doses and most important address the issues of hesitation among work force and their families to get the vaccine.
Mr Bhavdeep Sardana, Chairman, CII Punjab, said, “CII fraternity in Punjab starting from 30th March last month had already embarked on the mission to vaccinate its workforce above 45 years and so far more than 30,000 industry workers in over 35 Member companies in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali & Amritsar have been vaccinated. CII appreciates the announcements made by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for a liberalized and accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of COVID-19 Vaccination from 1st May 2021. He emphasized that the Government’s decision of allowing vaccination to everyone above the age of 18 years from 1st May 2021 is a remarkable step in this fight against COVID-19.”
CII spearheads vaccination drive in Punjab
Over 65 prominent Industry Members, including Mr Sachit Jain, Past Chairman, CII Northern Region, Mr Arvind Kapur from Rico, Mr Abhishek Gupta from Trident, Mr Rishab Oswal from Nahar, Mr Onkar Pahwa from Avon Cycles and also local association heads like Mr U S Ahuja from CICU, Ludhiana and Mr Rakesh Aggarwal from Derabassi Industries Association also participated in the deliberations.
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