Producers' body, Screenwriters Association to conduct free vaccination drive for members

Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) and Screenwriters Association (SWA) on Wednesday announced that they will be organising free coronavirus vaccination drives for their members. While the IMPPA promises to vaccinate 500 of its members this month on a 'first come, first served' basis, the SWA has partnered with a streaming giant and has "1000 doses available" for the association's active members.
The IMPPA, which has 6,000 members, will set up a camp at its Andheri (West) office here on June 15 or June 16.
"All members including those who are facing financial problems... requesting them to fill the enclosed form with the Aadhaar card and personal phone number. It must be sent immediately on reading this message because entry will be on first come, first served basis for the first 500 members," T.P Aggarwal, president of IMPPA, said in a statement.
"Members who want their spouses to be vaccinated can do so by paying Rs 1,000 per person in advance at the time of filling up the form", Aggarwal added.
The producers, whose membership was valid till 2005, are also eligible for the vaccination drive, he said.
The SWA, a trade union of screenwriters and lyricists working for films, TV and digital media, will organise the vaccination drive for its member on "first come, first served" basis at the Bandra Kurla Complex Vaccination Camp here.
"Please note that reservation will be subject to our limited stock and fulfilment of vaccination criteria as per the government advisory. The appointments for vaccination will be strictly on a 'first come, first served' basis, till our stock lasts," Zaman Habib, General Secretary of SWA, said in a statement.
Habib said the association will inform its members about the availability of slots and time after they register for the vaccination drive.
Last month, the IMPPA wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to set up a vaccination centre for its members.
On Monday, the Producers Guild of India (PGI), the association of Indian film, television and digital content producers, had announced a vaccination drive for its members and associated production crews beginning Tuesday.
Recently, producer Sajid Nadiadwala also held a vaccination drive for over 500 of his employees and their families.
The central government launched the nationwide drive in March this year to vaccinate everyone above 60 years of age and those aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities.