On the first day of the inoculation drive to be conducted at the vaccination centre set up at Mumbai Central (Arthur Road) jail, 169 prisoners received the jab on Tuesday. This centre has been set up based on the guidelines of the central government related to vaccinating those who do not have valid identity cards. This group includes homeless people, saints, prisoners, people living in mental health centres or rehabilitation centres, senior citizens living in old age homes and beggars.

Earlier, about 242 inmates of Mumbai Central (Arthur Road) jail were vaccinated at Kasturba Hospital as they had identity cards. However, in order to solve the problem related to ID cards, a separate immunisation centre has been set up at the jail premises itself. The vaccination centre has all the necessary facilities, including medical backup and other manpower. For this, the BMC got support from Mumbai Project, a non-governmental organisation.