<span style="color: #222222;">Over 184 crore seven 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 through direct state procurement category. The Health Ministry said, over 16 crore 68 lakh balance and unutilized COVID vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, the Centre is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines and advanced visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.</span><br />