I know situation is dire & there are terrible people out there trying to profit from the crisis.
Humble request to protect yourself financially -
1. Don't make any payments via UPI for emergencies (cylinders, etc) 2. UPI transactions can't be tracked or reversed by bank. (1/n)
3. Always make payment via NEFT/IMPS/RTGS platform (wire transfer) 4. Banks can track n reverse wire transfers in case of fraud 5. Always ask for company GST pre-invoice 6. If possible, go for pick-up instead of delivery 7. If asking for advanced payment, make part-payment. (2/n)
8. Check online on google and other social media to verify. In most cases, someone will have posted a review/feedback.
In these trying times, please ensure your medical emergency doesn't also turn into a financial emergency. Satark rahein! (3/3)
The only rationale I can see from this arbitrary decision is to force citizens going to Private Centres (PVCs) to pay the new price (₹600 for covishield and ₹1200 for covaxin). (1/n)
Returning stocks, auditing them, and then reissuing them to state govt providers (SVCs) is a time-consuming process and an utter waste of resources. These 'unused vax' could instead be used to inoculate other eligible populations (18+, second dose for 45+, FLW, HCW, etc) (2/n)
Basically, the central govt is telling citizens that, post 30th April, PVCs will not be able to give jabs @ ₹150 as they were giving before. They'll have to charge full price as decided by #SII and #BharatBiotech (₹600 and ₹1200, respectively).
(3/n)