Thestate governmentspent Rs 214 crore on purchasing sanitizer, masks, PPE kits and liquid Oxygen for Covid treatment.
The maximum amount of Rs 136 crore was spent on purchasing rapid antigen test kits.
The purchases by corporations are not included in the data. The data tabled was only till January 31, 2021. The officials said that the has adopted the policy of aggressive testing since March 2021 when the Covid-19 cases increased in the state.