On Thursday Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute to manufacture Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, on the basis of transfer of technology.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had earlier requested the centre to allow the Haffkine Institute to produce Covaxin.
The Maharashtra government made the announcement regarding the approval through their official Twitter handle.
“The Dept of Science and Technology, Government of India, has granted approval to Haffkine Institute to produce Bharat Biotech”s Covaxin vaccine on a transfer of technology basis,” the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office tweeted.
Covaxin is currently being produced by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.
