Aishwarya Rathore-
Published on: August 12, 2021, at 17:05 IST
The Bombay High Court stated that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was “moving in the right direction” by vaccinating one-fourth of the entire population who are either bedridden or disabled, and urged other Municipal Authorities to follow BMC’s model to initiate similar drives.
The Bench noted, “The BMC had inoculated roughly 25% of total registered beneficiaries. Encouraging part is that none of the persons vaccinated had any adverse effects. We record our satisfaction that the BMC has been moving in the right direction.”
On August 10, the Civic body had submitted an affidavit to a Division Bench which has been hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre, the State and the BMC to provide door-to-door vaccination to people aged above 75, disabled and bedridden.
Additional suggestions for improving the State Government’s Policy for home vaccination of beneficiaries were provided by the Petitioner.
The Court also recorded that the Municipal Corporations of Mira-Bhayander and Thane had begun home vaccination campaigns in their respective areas.
On questions raised by Petitioners regarding the role of NGOs in such drives, the BMC had said that it took the assistance of numerous organisations in some wards for additional manpower and ambulance services.
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