<span style="color: #222222;">The Maharashtra government today announced that it will administer the COVID vaccine to all its citizens for free. People aged 18 to 45 years will get the vaccine for free in government hospitals. This announcement was made after the decision was approved in the state cabinet meeting.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, as<b><i><u> </u></i></b>Coronavirus infections continue to rise unabated, Maharashtra Minister of Minorities Nawab Malik announced this afternoon that the state will vaccinate all its citizens above 18 years of age for free of cost.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Malik stated that the initiative has been discussed with the state Cabinet, and global tenders will be floated soon so that good quality vaccine at chepaer rates could be availed.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Malik said that the rate was discussed in the previous cabinet meeting and along with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray other ministers in the cabinet unanimously agreed to give free vaccines to the people of the state. Meanwhile, Another state Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray said in his tweet today state's official policy of vaccination will be declared by the empowered committee and the state cabinet is awaiting for it's recommendation for a fair policy for all sections of society. </span></p><br />''  <br />