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UP Legislative Council Chairman Ramesh Yadav has appealed to the members of the upper house of the state legislature to allocate one crore rupees from the Vidhayak Nidhi for procurement of essential equipment for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
UP Legislative Council has 100 members but one seat is vacant.
In a letter to all MLCs, Yadav said UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had set up UP Covid Care Fund, which would be utilised for procurement of essential equipment and testing kits for all state-run medical colleges and district hospitals to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
He said that the limit of spending Rs 25 lakh on one particular item from the Vidhayak Nidhi (Local Area Development Fund) had been abolished by the chief minister and the lawmakers could utilise the Vidhayak Nidhi for the procurement of necessary equipment and testing kits for the fight against the coronavirus.