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Pune Municipal Corporation Received Just Rs 3 Crore From Maha Govt To Fight COVID-19: Jagdish Mulik
Swarajya Staff
Jul 20, 2020, 04:46 PM | Updated 04:46 PM IST
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In a major grouse, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Pune unit's president Jagdish Mulik has alleged that the city has received just Rs 3 crore from the Maharashtra Government to fight and contain the pandemic, reports Asian News International (ANI).
Mulik has slammed the State Government led by political rival Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition over not providing financial support to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) which has by itself spent over Rs 200 crore so far.
Demanding immediate assistance of Rs 500 crore for Pune fight against COVID-19, Mulik has alleged that the State Government has not provided PMC with financial backing because it is ruled by the BJP.
Mulik said, "The state is not providing financial help just because PMC is ruled by BJP and the state government is run by MVA which is doing politics."
Going into details, Mulik has shared that the costs of door-to-door surveys, testing, antigen tests, PPE kits, ventilators and the building of COVID Care Centres have all been covered by PMC alone so far. He also shared that the PMC is also managing the expenses of treatment in about 10 private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment.
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