Finance Minister assures “seamless supply” of medical oxygen to States

| Updated: 10 May, 2021 7:46 am IST

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured “seamless supply” of medical oxygen to the States even while noting that several are being taken by the government to augments its supply for COVID19 treatment.
Measures that the government is taking include importing medical oxygen, round the clock working of the oxygen filling stations and allowing containers used for nitrogen and argon to be used for oxygen, Sitharaman said addressing more than 150 senior industry captains in a virtual interaction organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

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