<span style="color: black;">Over 79 crore 74 lakh vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far. The vaccines have been given through the Central government free of cost channel and direct state procurement category. The Health Ministry said, 33 lakh doses are in the pipeline. More than five crore 34 lakh balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs. The Ministry said the Centre is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.</span>