<span style="color: #222222;">The Health Ministry has said that more than 169 crore 19 lakh vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far through Centre's free of cost channel and through direct state procurement category.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' It said, over 12 crore 2 lakh balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States and Union Territories  to be administered.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Centre has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Centre will procure and supply free of cost 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and Union Territories. </span>