Rajya Sabha member and former deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday said Bihar would have to suffer financial losses worth Rs 6,222 crore due to disruptions in economic activities caused by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
He said the combined losses suffered by all states will be to the tune of Rs 1.50 lakh crore, as computed by the chief economic adviser of https://exam.pscnotes.com/state-bank-of-india”>State Bank Of India (SBI) Saumya Kanti Ghosh. This includes the share of loss to be tune of Rs 6,222 crore to be suffered by Bihar.
He said the governments decision to provide free vaccination to 5.47 crore people in Bihar in the age-group of 18-44 years of age will alone cause an additional burden of Rs 4,500 crore. It includes the expenditure to be borne on transportation and maintenance of the Vaccines, which the companies have priced at Rs 400 per dose. Every person has to be given two doses of the vaccine.