Techno India Group has been spearheading one of the biggest mass vaccination camps in Bengal since mid-May and has already inoculated lakhs of beneficiaries with the Covid-19 vaccine at a time when the second wave created a ruckus throughout the country.
Considered to be the largest vaccination drive in eastern India, the camp has provided jabs to beneficiaries from corporates, non-profit organisations and social enterprises, premiere colleges, schools and clubs, chambers, etc.
Meghdut RoyChowdhury, Director Global Operations, Techno India Group said, “The only way to proactively fight the virus is to vaccinate one and all. We are proud of the work our teams have done to convert our campuses to mass vaccination centres.”
An airline staff receives her vaccine at a drive organised by Techno India Group. Telegraph Picture
The group turned its college and school campuses into vaccination centres, while no India Group turned its college campuses into vaccination centres. Techno India Dama Healthcare and Medical Research centre was converted to a Covid hospital during the peak of the second wave.
People line up at one of the vaccination centres of Techno India Group. Telegraph Picture
“The satellite centres include the Techno India University-Main College Campus, The School of Future, Offbeat CCU and campuses at Kankinara & Konnagar have been converted into vaccination centres. Vaccination camps were also organised in our Garia, Mankundu & Ariadaha schools,” the group said in a press release.
“As a strong ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, in what is considered one of the first moves in the country, TIG has inoculated 500+ citizens of the LGBTQIA+ person in association with Offbeat CCU and Prantakatha and aims to vaccinate more people every day. The specially-abled youths and adults in association with AKB Memorial Trust have partnered with Techno India Group for their vaccination,” the statement added.
Beneficiaries enter one of the vaccination camps. Telegraph Picture
Speaking about the drive, Prof. Manoshi Roychowdhury, Co-Chairman of Techno India Group said, “I believe that a life lived to its fullest extent is when one starts serving others .I have always felt that we must contribute largely towards the society and this mass vaccination drive was our step forward to help the people and environment be safe. I am so thankful to our TIG family to stand beside us and be a part of the mass vaccination drive to materialise the Chairman’s dream and also spread this activity to the district levels.”
Techno India Group partnered with several private companies and groups, government entities, universities, schools and residential complexes to carry out the vaccination drive in Calcutta