Bengaluru, Apr 22 () The Sanjeevini Self-Help groups inKarnataka have supplied 13 lakh masks after its shortage wasfelt due the outbreak of COVID-19 and such groups have beenprovided Rs 174.97 crore as capital fund, Deputy ChiefMinister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Wednesday.
The deputy chief minister, who holds the portfolio ofskill development and entrepreneurship, conducted a videoconference with the members of self-help groups and chiefexecutive officers of panchayats of many districts.
Later speaking to reporters, Narayan said there areabout 1,147 self-help groups where 3,168 women worked for 25days to supply 13 lakh masks at a very cheap price rangingbetween Rs 10 and Rs 22.
The self-help groups in Udupi and Tumakuru have beenpreparing the personal protective equipment.
In Udupi, 82 women in 38 self-help groups are toilingday and night to prepare the PPEs, Narayan told reporters.
"The excellent network of Sanjeevini self-help groupshas given strength to the state in its fight againstCOVID-19," the deputy chief minister said.
Narayan said the Centre has asked the BharatElectronics Limited to manufacture 30,000 ventilators.
"To prepare the ventilators at least 200 spare partsare required and airflow regulator is an important component,which is imported from Germany.
Each of such component would cost Rs 20,000.
Now, the same will be produced by the Government ToolRoom and Training Centre, he added." GMS BNWELCOME BNWELCOME
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