New Delhi: The 90 lakh private security guards in the country will have a big role to play in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday, as the government plans to roll out a massive vaccination drive across the country. Reddy also praised the private security industry for its “yeoman service” during the pandemic, prompting the government to cover it under “essential services”.
“The private security industry will have a big role to play in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine as it will be a big task for the government, police or officials to distribute and administer vaccines to 130 crore people across the country.
“With such a large workforce, only security guards can ensure wider and faster distribution of vaccines and that every household is covered in the vaccination programme,” he said addressing a conference of the Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) here.
The number of private security guards…