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Ministry of Defence
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF FELICITATES INDIAN NAVY PARTICIPANTS XXII COMMONWEALTH GAMES - 2022
In the recently concluded XXII Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian Navy sportspersons performed exceedingly well by clinching two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medals. The medal winners are Naveen, Ag. PO  in Wrestling , Eldhose Paul, PO COM  in Athletics , Lovepreet Singh, COM I  in Weightlifting  and Jugraj Singh, PO COM  in Hockey. It is indeed a commendable feat that out of 07 Player from the Indian Navy who participated in the Commonwealth Games, 04 sportspersons have earned medals for India.
On return of the team to India, Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff  congratulated and interacted with the sportsmen at an exclusive function organised at New Delhi on 12 Aug 22. Addressing the sportspersons, CNS acknowledged their superlative performance and remarked that their individual performances have not only made the Nation and Navy proud but also made them role models for the country. He also wished them the very best for all the forthcoming events. Acknowledging their efforts, the Chief of Naval Staff felicitated the players with cash incentives and sports kits.
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Ministry of Defence
OP SANKALP - MISSION-BASED DEPLOYMENT TO PERSIAN GULF BY INS TRIKAND
INS Trikand is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman as part of Operation Sankalp, the Indian Navy's effort to maintain a frontline ship in the region to ensure safe and secure movement of trade, instill confidence in the maritime community and contribute to regional maritime security.
The ship entered Manama, Bahrain, on 13th November 21 for a three-day operational turn round . During her stay at port, the ship engaged extensively with various maritime security agencies to enhance cooperation in all aspects of maritime security, including training and other mutually beneficial subjects.
Commanding Officer, INS Trikand, Captain Harish Bahuguna, visited the Combined Maritime Forces  Headquarters at Bahrain on 15th November 21 and called on the Deputy Commander of CMF, Commodore Edward Ahlgren. The port call offered the ship the opportunity to visit the US Coast Guard’s  Visit Board Search and Seizure  facility titled ‘Ship in a Box’. It also enabled a better understanding of the SOPs and training methodologies of other maritime forces, besides allowing the ship’s team to interact with the newly-formed Task Force , an experimental unit in a niche domain
Commanding Officer INS Trikand also called on His Excellency, the Ambassador of India to Bahrain, Mr. Piyush Srivastava, who was deeply appreciative of the role the Indian Navy played through such ship-visits in furthering bilateral relations and enhancing maritime security in the region.
INS Trikand is a state-of-the-art guided missile stealth frigate and is part of the Western Fleet that operates under the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, based at Mumbai.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Total Amount Utilized Under AHF for the Years 2018-19 and 2019-20 is Rs. 12,583 Crore
AHF to Improve Credit Availability for Meeting Housing Needs of People in Lower Income Segments
The Government is implementing the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  as one of the components of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  [PMAY] to provide interest subsidy for housing loans to eligible beneficiaries in urban area.
Pursuant to the announcement in the Union Budget 2018-19, Affordable Housing Fund  was set up in National Housing Bank with a corpus of Rs. 10,000croresto provide re-finance assistance to Primary Lending Institutions  in respect of their individual housing loans to target segments in rural and urban areas. This was followed by Rs. 10,000 crore allocation in 2019-20. The total amount utilized under AHF for the years 2018-19 and 2019-20 is Rs. 12,583crores. The purpose of AHF is to improve credit availability for meeting the housing needs of the people in lower income segments.
State-wise details of the number of beneficiaries of the CLSS scheme during the last three years are given below.
This was informed by Minister of State  for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM celebrates Diwali with his ‘family’ - the bravehearts on the border in J&K
In continuation of the tradition set in the first tenure, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today celebrated the festival of Diwali with soldiers of Indian Army at the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir. This was the third instance of the Prime Minister celebrating the auspicious festival with the troops in Jammu & Kashmir.
Prime Minister visited the ‘Hall of Fame’ in Rajouri and paid homage to the gallant soldiers and brave citizens who laid down their lives to protect Rajouri and Poonch sectors. He termed the Hall of Fame as ‘Parakram Bhoomi, Prerna Bhoomi, Paavan Bhoomi’.
Later, Prime Minister visited the Pathankot airbase to meet the air warriors of the Indian Air Force .
Addressing the soldiers, Prime Minister said that everyone endeavours to travel far and wide to celebrate the festival of Diwali with their family and likewise the PM too travelled to be with the members of his family, the brave Jawans of the Armed Forces.
Prime Minister recalled the supreme sacrifices made by the armed forces on October 27 1947, also celebrated as Infantry Day. Hailing the valour of the Indian Defence Forces, he said they have made it possible for the Central Government to take decisions which were hitherto considered impossible. He highlighted the courage and fortitude of the forces in safeguarding national security. He thanked them on behalf of the people of the country for their monumental service.
To pay homage to and mark their contributions, the government endeavoured to etch the landmark National War Memorial in the Capital, the Prime Minister said. He added that the increasing number of visitors to the National War Memorial shows the respect accorded by the citizens towards the contributions of armed forces.
Prime Minister listed the steps being taken by the Government to further strengthen and modernize the Indian defence forces. He added that the Government is committed to taking steps to ensure the welfare of soldiers.
Ministry of Textiles
100% subsidy is guaranteed for women weavers for individual workshed construction
Kamladevi Chattopadhyay Award instituted for women weavers
At least 1.50 Lakh weavers have been on-boarded on the GeM portal
128 Handloom Producer companies formed in different States
Handloom Export Promotion Council  promote marketing of handloom products
The financial assistance is being provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers for raw materials, purchase of upgraded looms & accessories, design innovation & product diversification, infrastructure development, marketing of handloom products in domestic as well as overseas markets. Further, 100% subsidy is given to women weavers for construction of individual workshed. Kamladevi Chattopadhyay Award has been instituted specifically for women weavers. Mudra loans at concessional rates, and other measures adopted under various schematic interventions for handloom workers including women throughout the country including Telangana. To overcome the present challenges being faced by handloom workers, the Government has taken following steps Weaver Women welfare and to promote handloom sector across the country: -
- Approximately, 1.50 Lakh weavers have been on-boarded on the GeM portal. Steps have been taken to on-board weavers on Government e-Market place to enable them to sell their products directly to various Government Departments and organizations.
- 128 Handloom Producer companies have been formed in different States to enhance productivity, marketing capabilities and ensure better incomes,
- Under Concessional Credit/ Weaver MUDRA Scheme, financial assistance is provided as follows :
- Margin money assistance
- @ 20% of loan amount, subject to maximum of Rs.25,000/- per weaver’
- 20% of loan amount, subject to maximum of Rs.20.00 lakh  per handloom organisation.
- Interest subvention upto 7% for 3 years; and
- Credit Guarantee on loans for 3 years
- Design Resource Centres have been set up in Weavers’ Service Centres at Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kancheepuram, through NIFT with the objective to build and create design-oriented excellence in the Handloom Sector and to facilitate weavers, exporters, manufacturers and designers access design repositories for sample/product improvisation and development.
- To promote marketing of handloom products, Handloom Export Promotion Council  has been organizing International Fairs in virtual mode. During the year 2020-21, 12 handloom fairs were organized in virtual mode. Besides, domestic marketing events were also organized in different parts of the country for the weavers to market and sell their products.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a
written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
UPSC
Recruitment Results Finalized By UPSC in January, 2021
The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of January, 2021. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 15 National Highway projects in Bihar with a total cost of Rs.13,585 crore
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 15 National Highway projects in Patna and Hajipur in Bihar with a total cost of Rs.13,585 crore.
Speaking on the occasion shri Gadkari said Mahatma Gandhi Setu is the lifeline of Bihar, which connects North Bihar with South Bihar. With this super structure replacement project, the time taken to cross Mahatma Gandhi Setu has been reduced from 2 to 3 hours to 5 to 10 minutes. He said Chhapra-Gopalganj section being 2-lane with 4 bypasses will allow the traffic of the highway to pass through the bypass and the city will get rid of traffic jams.
The Minister said the route from Umagaon will directly connect the religious places of Uchhaith Bhagbati and Mahishi Tarapith. Aurangabad – Chordaha section 6-lane road will improve connectivity of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Shri Gadkari said Munger - Bhagalpur - Mirzachowki section 4-lane greenfield road will facilitate the farmers of this region to deliver their crop across the country, which will increase the income of the farmers. He said the 2-lane road being built on NH-80 will facilitate connectivity between Bihar, Sahibganj and Assam connecting with the Inland Waterways Terminal reducing the logistics cost. Shri Gadkari said apart from this, traffic will be facilitated from Begusarai elevated flyover, Jayanagar bypass ROB and long jams of level crossings will be avoided. With the construction of Ara 4-lane road from Kayamnagar, the traffic for Ara will be smooth, he added.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
International conference on ‘Chemicals and Petrochemicals: Sustainable transitions through Green Technologies and digitalization’ held at New Delhi today
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry  organized the B20 International Conference on ‘Chemicals and Petrochemicals: Sustainable transitions through Green Technologies and digitalization’ today at New Delhi.
On this occasion, Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the audience virtually. He emphasized the importance of chemical and petrochemical sector in the growth of Indian economy. He stated that Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology  is committed to impart skilling to nearly 1.2 lakh persons per annum in the sector to cater the demand of skilled manpower in the sector. He highlighted that digital economy, education, energy transitions and environment & climate sustainability are the four key priority areas of the Government.
Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers and New & Renewable Energy highlighted the rapid growth of Indian economy in last 9 years. Indian economy has risen to 5th largest economy of the world from the 10th position during this period. World Bank has also recognized that India is better positioned to navigate Global Headwinds than other major emerging economies. Further, he informed that 9 urea plants of 12.7 Lakh MT capacity each have been set up in the last 9 years and soon India is anticipated to become self-reliant in production of urea.
Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals emphasized that chemical sector is de-licensed and deregulated except for environmental compliances. He appreciated the efforts made by private sector for its significant contribution in growth of the industry in the country. To achieve the clarion call of “Net Zero by 2070”, the Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals has been working diligently to harness the tremendous potential available in the sector and there is ample scope for creating facilitative policies to attract Green investment in the sector.
During the conference deliberations were held on  sustainability in the chemicals & petrochemicals industry,  pathways to achieve Net Zero/ Sustainability in chemicals & petrochemicals industry,  R&D, Technology and Digital transformation in chemicals & petrochemicals industry and  inclusive & adaptive skill for sustainable ecosystem.
More than 500 delegates from India and overseas form industry/Associations/Federation across B20 Nations, Government representatives participated in the conference. Industry representatives from Germany, Mexico, Russia, Hungary, USA, Belgium, Singapore, UAE and South Korea participated in the conference.
NITI Aayog
Felicitation of Exemplary ATL Students and Teachers of Gujarat
Gujarat: In a first of its kind, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, and Department of Education, State Government of Gujarat today recognized the most innovative students of the state through an exclusive program for the Felicitation of ATL Exemplary Young Innovators in the presence of Shri Rajeev Chandrasekar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.
Atal Innovation Mission, as part of its flagship initiative ‘Atal Tinkering Labs ’ aimed at nurturing innovation in school children has recently achieved its milestone of establishing 10,000 ATLs across the length and breadth of the country. 614 of these are set up in the state of Gujarat. Culturally endowed with a spirit of enterprise, Gujarat has been proactively inculcating innovation and entrepreneurship across the academia, through the Student Start-up and Innovation Policy .
As part of the initiative marking the Central-State level partnership, top 75 ATL students and the top teachers of Gujarat were felicitated in an exclusive program organized at Karnavati University, Gandhinagar.
Each student innovator among top 75 will receive a grant of 20,000 rupees from the State Government of Gujarat under SSIP 2.0.
Addressing the gathering, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Rajeev Chandrashekhar stated that “The foundation of India’s Techade will be laid by young innovators. Atal Tinkering Labs are a unique initiative that is a gateway to Technology skills at the school level. NEP 2020 is the most defining reform that will shape the future of students in India. Skilling is an important part of NEP. It’s an unprecedented time to become a young Indian because of so many opportunities in Technology.”
Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission Dr Chintan Vaishnav in his speech said “We want to make the journey of an idea smoother. Gujarat is the first state to reward ATL Students so that they take their Innovations forward. I am delighted that SSIP has taken the step to extend support for patenting in schools. In ATLs, problems come before solutions which are similar to what happens in real life. Children are now excited to find it worthy and innovate.”
The importance of supporting innovation was reiterated by Commissioner Higher Education Department Gujarat M Nagarajan said, “We need to support innovation in vernacular language. We are pleased to launch an Innovation Kit in Gujarat for all students and innovators. Innovation Clubs are a great medium to expedite Grassroot Innovation in Gujarat. We are announcing special rewards by state government of Gujarat”
The felicitation event was followed by an interactive Design Thinking Workshop in Gujarati for everyone. Senior dignitaries from state and central government were present in the event. Around 300 students, principals, teachers & Mentors of Change also attended the event.
Ministry of Railways
Railways maintain DOUBLE DIGIT growth in Freight Traffic inspite of Covid challenges
10% log increase in Freight loading as compared to normal year of 2019-20
In FY 2021-22, Indian Railways total loading is 203.88 Million Tonnes  which is 10% more than FY 2019-20 loading figures  for the same period
In the month of May 2021, Indian Railways loading is 92.29 MT which is 10% more than May 2019  and 43% more than May 2020  for the same period
In this May 2021, Indian Railways earned Rs. 9278.95 crores from freight loading
Massive Improvement in wagon turn around time, speed enhancement of freight trains, incentives for freight customers, proactive work of Business Development Units have resulted in double digit growth in freight traffic
Showing an extra ordinary resilience against the Covid, Indian Railways has witnessed the DOUBLE DIGIT growth in Freight Traffic. Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of May 2021 for Indian Railways.
Railways recorded more than 10% increase in Freight loading as compared to normal year of
2019-20. In FY 2021-22, Indian Railways total loading is 203.88 Million Tonnes  which is 10% more than FY 2019-20 loading figures  for the same period.
On mission mode, Indian Railways' Freight loading for the month of May 2021 is 92.29 MT which is 10% more than May 2019  and 43% more than May 2020  for the same period.
The important items transported during May 2021 includes 97.06 million tonnes of Coal, 27.14 million tonnes of Iron Ore, 7.89 million tonnes of Foodgrains, 5.34 million tonnes of Fertilizers, 6.09 million tonnes of Mineral Oil, 11.11 million tonnes of Cement  and 8.2 million tonnes of Clinker.
In the month of May 2021, Indian Railways earned Rs. 9278.95 crores from freight loading.
Wagon Turn around time has seen an improvement of 27% in this month. In May, 2021, wagon turn around time is registered at 4.83 days as compared to 6.61 in May 2019.
It is worth mentioning that a number of concessions/ discounts are also being given in Indian Railways to make Railways Freight movement very attractive.
It may be noted that speed of freight trains has been enhanced in the existing network.
Freight speed Improvement leads saving of costs for all stake holders. Freight speed has doubled over last 18 months.
Few zones  have registered average speed of freight trains even above 50 Kmph. Due to geographical conditions, certain sections offer good speed to freight trains. An average speed of 45.42 Kmph is registered in May 2021 for freight trains which is 23% more as compared to 36.84 Kmph for the same period.
Covid 19 has been used by Indian Railways as an opportunity to improve all round efficiencies and performances.
Ministry of Defence
Successful launch of two BrahMos missiles from land and air platforms
Defence Research & Development Organisation, Indian Air Force  and BrahMos jointly successfully conducted two BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles tests today, one each from land and air platforms.
The first missile launch was from a land based mobile launcher, where most of the components were indigenous, including themissile airframe, fuel management system and DRDO designed seeker.
The second launch of the missile was carried out by Indian Air force  from SU-30MKI platform against a sea target. The test conducted in user configuration, revalidated the ship attack capability of the advanced air-launched cruise missile. During the test, the missile was gravity dropped from the air combat platform's fuselage and the two-stage weapon’s engine fired up and the missile straightaway propelled towards the intended target positioned at the sea, piercing it with pin point accuracy.
Earlier on May 22, 2019, IAF had successfully tested the missile against a land-based target in the Car Nicobar Islands region. The BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile  promises to bolster the air combat capability of IAF from stand-off ranges.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the DRDO, BrahMos and Air Force teams for the successful tests. Director General BrahMos Dr Sudhir Mishra, Defence Research & Development Laboratory Director Dr Dashrath Ram, and Director Integrated Test Range Dr Binoy Kumar Das were present during the trials.
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COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 259
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 89.67crore
More than 62 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 89.67 Crore  today. More than 62 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,73,256
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2nd Dose
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89,06,289
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,53,479
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2nd Dose
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1,50,42,743
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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36,32,00,842
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2nd Dose
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8,49,70,800
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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16,02,17,234
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2nd Dose
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7,74,50,693
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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10,17,16,013
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2nd Dose
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5,65,19,985
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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65,38,60,824
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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24,28,90,510
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Total
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89,67,51,334
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 1st October, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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453
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2nd Dose
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10,348
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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680
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2nd Dose
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34,425
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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25,26,605
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2nd Dose
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18,81,846
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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6,26,755
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2nd Dose
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5,91,417
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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3,27,571
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2nd Dose
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2,86,279
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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34,82,064
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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28,04,315
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Total
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62,86,379
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.