Srinagar 4 May (KNB): Government of India so far provided more than 16.69 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.
Officials said that GoI has provided nearly 16,69,97,410 vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 15,94,75,507 doses (as per data available at 8 am today).
They said that more than 75 lakh COVID Vaccine doses (75,24,903) are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
As per the Ministry, more than 48 lakh (48,41,670) vaccine doses will be received in addition by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Pertinent to mention that implementation of the Liberalised and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Moreover, registration for the new eligible population groups has commenced since 28th April. Potential beneficiaries can either register directly on the CoWIN portal (cowin.gov.in) or through the Aarogya Setu app. (KNB)