NEW DELHI  - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that economic growth was getting a boost from rising vaccinations across the country and urged citizens to purchase locally manufactured products over the upcoming festive season.

Modi called for vigilance against COVID-19 and recommended wearing masks during festivals.

India's immunisation campaign hit a milestone of 1 billion vaccinations on Thursday. The country has covered three-quarters of its 944 million adults with at least one dose but only 31% with two.  

 

(Reporting by New Delhi and Bengaluru bureaux Editing by Shri Navaratnam) ((neha.dasgupta@tr.com; +91 11 49548001;))