Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog addressing the virtual session organised by FICCI, jointly with OYO, Kant applauded the role of the private sector in the overall vaccination drive. “There may be a slight demand-supply imbalance in vaccination during June-July but from August onwards there will be an adequate amount of vaccines available. From then on, we should be able to vaccinate everybody in India properly and that should help us,” he added.
“There has been further ramping up of the vaccination drive and the private sector has played a very pivotal role in managing the pandemic and has complemented the efforts of the government in a significant way,” he added.
Kant also said that sectors like Tourism and Aviation are badly hit and would need government support. “We should be as innovative as possible and support our industries both on the monetary as well as the fiscal side,” he added.
Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and Group CEO, OYO, said, “India Inc has shown immense resilience to COVID-19 in the past year. I would like to thank Amitabh Kant for his words of encouragement & wisdom. We’ve opened our hotels to those who need the most during these times. As part of OYO CARE, we have partnered with hospitals and healthcare services providers to provide isolation and quarantine facilities to healthcare professionals and frontline workers. We also believe that vaccination will be key to build trust and confidence among travellers when they are ready to step out again. OYO is using technology to give its hotel staff vaccine visibility with the ‘VaccinAid’ feature on the app. Along with thousands of small and medium hotel partners, we are hopeful of combating the challenges posed by the pandemic & building a resilient OYO.”
