Need to ensure faster transportation of medical oxygen to states: PM

States should come down heavily on hoarding, said Modi at a high-level meeting to review medical oxygen supply across the country

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there is a need to ensure faster transportation of medical oxygen to the states as he chaired a high-level meeting to review supply across the country and discussed ways and means to boost its availability. 

PM spoke about the need to work rapidly on multiple aspects: increasing production of oxygen, increasing the speed of distribution and using innovative ways to provide oxygen support to health facilities.

During the meeting, officials briefed him on the efforts undertaken in the last few weeks to improve the supply of oxygen. The meeting was attended by Cabinet