Tamil Nadu CM asks Centre to pay half the cost of RT-PCR tests

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enhance the Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness package to Rs 3,000 crore to strengthen healthcare infrastructure. The state has received only Rs 512 crore under the package. He requested an ad hoc grant of Rs 1,000 crore as well from NDRF immediately to fight the pandemic as TN had