NEW DELHI : The Union Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed that over 129 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses had been provided to states and Union Territories so far through free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category.
The ministry asserted that the Union government was committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of vaccination throughout the country.
The Centre said that more than 21.65 crore balance and unutilized Covid vaccine doses are still available with the states and Union Territories.
India's vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to states and Union Territories for enabling better planning by them and streamlining