KNB News Desk
Srinagar 5 May (KNB): 94.47 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses still available with the States/UTs to be administered and more than 36 lakh vaccine doses will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
In a statement, Government of India on Wednesday gave a detailed account of ongoing vaccination drives across country. As per the data available at 8 am today, the Government of India has so far provided nearly 17.02 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost.
The details put forth, further revealed that Maharashtra has consumed highest number of vaccine doses with most wastage of doses in Lakshadweep followed by Tamil Nadu.
The Government of India is at the forefront of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in collaboration with the States and UT through a “Whole of Government” approach.
In addition to Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behavior, Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19, Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021. 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)