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Swadeshi Swab
S cks for COVID-19
Tes ng: A Make in
India story
= As the global supply chains suffered and in order to scale up the tes ng
capabili es in the country India geared up to produce high quality, low cost
tes ng swabs that could be available to millions of our people.
= Under the direc on of Hon’ble Prime Minister India was ba le ready to
manufacture a high quality Covid tes ng swab.
= This was achieved under the ‘Make In India’ ini a ve, in a record seven days
from conceptualiza on to produc on, including design, valida on and approval,
and all under severe lockdown condi ons.
= Produc on of these swabs started on May 6, 2020.
= This resulted in the produc on of millions of high-quality tes ng swabs in
record me, and at a frac on of the cost of the imported ones.
Non opera on of
MPLADS for two years
As a part of the Government's con nued efforts to contain the spread of COVID
19, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has decided not to operate
Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for two years
(2020-21 and 2021-22). These funds will be used to strengthen the overnment's
efforts in managing the challenges and adverse impact of COVID19 in the
country.
