Lok Sabha Question No. 2307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Inclusion of HPV in Universal Immunisation Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thiru D M Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th FEBRUARY 2026

## INCLUSION OF HPV IN UNIVERSAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME

## 2307. THIRU D M KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to include the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as part of the Universal Immunisation Programme, if so, the details of the timeline fixed for the same and the status of its implementation and the reasons for delay, if any in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the programme of the Government of Tamil Nadu to provide the HPV vaccine for free of cost and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to replicate the programme of the Government of Tamil Nadu in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the number of cervical cancer cases reported in the country over the last five years, State/UT-wise and year-wise; and
- (e) the details of the number of cervical cancer-related deaths recorded during the same period, State/UT-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL )

- (a) & (c) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has initiated the capacity building exercise of medical and paramedical staff for the HPV vaccine.
- (b) As per the information received from the State, HPV Vaccination is implemented in four districts (Ariyalur, Dharmapuri, Perambalur and Tiruvannamalai) for 14-year-old girls free of cost in all Government and Government-Aided Schools.
- (d) & (e) As per the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP), the estimated State/UT-wise incidence and mortality of cervical cancer for the period 2021-2025 are provided in Annexure I and Annexure II.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2307 for reply on 13 th February 2026

| Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Incidence of Cervical cancer cases (2021-2025)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO.                                                      | State /UT                                                  | 2,021                                                      | 2,022                                                      | 2,023                                                      | 2,024                                                      | 2,025                                                      |
| 1                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                   | 32                                                         | 32                                                         | 32                                                         | 32                                                         | 32                                                         |
| 2                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 4,460                                                      | 4,476                                                      | 4,493                                                      | 4,509                                                      | 4,526                                                      |
| 3                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 35                                                         | 35                                                         | 36                                                         | 36                                                         | 36                                                         |
| 4                                                          | Assam                                                      | 1,750                                                      | 1,767                                                      | 1,784                                                      | 1,802                                                      | 1,819                                                      |
| 5                                                          | Bihar                                                      | 7,773                                                      | 7,892                                                      | 8,012                                                      | 8,131                                                      | 8,250                                                      |
| 6                                                          | Chandigarh                                                 | 36                                                         | 36                                                         | 36                                                         | 37                                                         | 37                                                         |
| 7                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                               | 1,470                                                      | 1,487                                                      | 1,504                                                      | 1,522                                                      | 1,539                                                      |
| 8                                                          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                        | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 20                                                         | 20                                                         | 21                                                         |
| 9                                                          | Daman                                                      | 11                                                         | 11                                                         | 11                                                         | 11                                                         | 12                                                         |
| 10                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 793                                                        | 767                                                        | 741                                                        | 716                                                        | 692                                                        |
| 11                                                         | Goa                                                        | 58                                                         | 56                                                         | 55                                                         | 53                                                         | 54                                                         |
| 12                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 2,483                                                      | 2,436                                                      | 2,390                                                      | 2,345                                                      | 2,372                                                      |
| 13                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 1,148                                                      | 1,163                                                      | 1,178                                                      | 1,193                                                      | 1,208                                                      |
| 14                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 301                                                        | 303                                                        | 304                                                        | 306                                                        | 307                                                        |
| 15                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 70                                                         | 71                                                         | 72                                                         | 72                                                         | 73                                                         |
| 16                                                         | Jharkhand                                                  | 2,468                                                      | 2,501                                                      | 2,534                                                      | 2,567                                                      | 2,600                                                      |
| 17                                                         | Karnataka                                                  | 5,572                                                      | 5,607                                                      | 5,642                                                      | 5,677                                                      | 5,712                                                      |
| 18                                                         | Kerala                                                     | 1,642                                                      | 1,649                                                      | 1,655                                                      | 1,662                                                      | 1,668                                                      |
| 19                                                         | Ladakh                                                     | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          |
| 20                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          |
| 21                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 4,093                                                      | 4,145                                                      | 4,197                                                      | 4,249                                                      | 4,300                                                      |
| 22                                                         | Maharashtra                                                | 4,848                                                      | 4,752                                                      | 4,658                                                      | 4,566                                                      | 4,600                                                      |
| 23                                                         | Manipur                                                    | 102                                                        | 105                                                        | 108                                                        | 111                                                        | 114                                                        |
| 24                                                         | Meghalaya                                                  | 87                                                         | 88                                                         | 89                                                         | 90                                                         | 90                                                         |
| 25                                                         | Mizoram                                                    | 134                                                        | 138                                                        | 141                                                        | 144                                                        | 147                                                        |
| 26                                                         | Nagaland                                                   | 158                                                        | 160                                                        | 161                                                        | 163                                                        | 164                                                        |
| 27                                                         | Orissa                                                     | 2,978                                                      | 2,998                                                      | 3,018                                                      | 3,038                                                      | 3,057                                                      |
| 28                                                         | Puducherry                                                 | 139                                                        | 143                                                        | 147                                                        | 150                                                        | 154                                                        |
| 29                                                         | Punjab                                                     | 1,279                                                      | 1,288                                                      | 1,296                                                      | 1,305                                                      | 1,314                                                      |
| 30                                                         | Rajasthan                                                  | 3,852                                                      | 3,898                                                      | 3,945                                                      | 3,991                                                      | 4,038                                                      |
| 31                                                         | Sikkim                                                     | 23                                                         | 23                                                         | 23                                                         | 24                                                         | 24                                                         |
| 32                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 7,902                                                      | 8,021                                                      | 8,142                                                      | 8,264                                                      | 8,389                                                      |
| 33                                                         | Telangana                                                  | 3,169                                                      | 3,185                                                      | 3,201                                                      | 3,217                                                      | 3,233                                                      |
| 34                                                         | Tripura                                                    | 192                                                        | 195                                                        | 198                                                        | 201                                                        | 204                                                        |
| 35                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 11,054                                                     | 11,173                                                     | 11,292                                                     | 11,411                                                     | 11,530                                                     |
| 36                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                | 460                                                        | 465                                                        | 469                                                        | 474                                                        | 479                                                        |
| 37                                                         | West Bengal                                                | 6,300                                                      | 6,334                                                      | 6,368                                                      | 6,403                                                      | 6,437                                                      |
|                                                            | Total                                                      | 76,898                                                     | 77,426                                                     | 77,959                                                     | 78,499                                                     | 79,239                                                     |

Source- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) & National Cancer Registery Programme (NCRP)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2307 for reply on 13 th February 2026

|       | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   | Estimated Mortality of Cervical Cancer cases (2021-2025)   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State/UT                                                   | 2021                                                       | 2022                                                       | 2023                                                       | 2024                                                       | 2025                                                       |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                   | 17                                                         | 17                                                         | 17                                                         | 17                                                         | 17                                                         |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 2,408                                                      | 2,417                                                      | 2,426                                                      | 2,435                                                      | 2,444                                                      |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 19                                                         |
| 4     | Assam                                                      | 945                                                        | 954                                                        | 963                                                        | 973                                                        | 982                                                        |
| 5     | Bihar                                                      | 4,197                                                      | 4,262                                                      | 4,326                                                      | 4,391                                                      | 4,455                                                      |
| 6     | Chandigarh                                                 | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 19                                                         | 20                                                         | 20                                                         |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                                               | 794                                                        | 803                                                        | 812                                                        | 822                                                        | 831                                                        |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                        | 10                                                         | 10                                                         | 11                                                         | 11                                                         | 11                                                         |
| 9     | Daman                                                      | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          | 6                                                          |
| 10    | Delhi                                                      | 428                                                        | 414                                                        | 400                                                        | 387                                                        | 374                                                        |
| 11    | Goa                                                        | 31                                                         | 30                                                         | 30                                                         | 29                                                         | 29                                                         |
| 12    | Gujarat                                                    | 1,341                                                      | 1,315                                                      | 1,291                                                      | 1,266                                                      | 1,281                                                      |
| 13    | Haryana                                                    | 620                                                        | 628                                                        | 636                                                        | 644                                                        | 652                                                        |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 163                                                        | 164                                                        | 164                                                        | 165                                                        | 166                                                        |
| 15    | Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 38                                                         | 38                                                         | 39                                                         | 39                                                         | 39                                                         |
| 16    | Jharkhand                                                  | 1,333                                                      | 1,351                                                      | 1,368                                                      | 1,386                                                      | 1,404                                                      |
| 17    | Karnataka                                                  | 3,009                                                      | 3,028                                                      | 3,047                                                      | 3,066                                                      | 3,084                                                      |
| 18    | Kerala                                                     | 887                                                        | 890                                                        | 894                                                        | 897                                                        | 901                                                        |
| 19    | Ladakh                                                     | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          | 1                                                          |
| 20    | Lakshadweep                                                | 3                                                          | 3                                                          | 3                                                          | 3                                                          | 3                                                          |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 2,210                                                      | 2,238                                                      | 2,266                                                      | 2,294                                                      | 2,322                                                      |
| 22    | Maharashtra                                                | 2,618                                                      | 2,566                                                      | 2,515                                                      | 2,466                                                      | 2,484                                                      |
| 23    | Manipur                                                    | 55                                                         | 57                                                         | 58                                                         | 60                                                         | 62                                                         |
| 24    | Meghalaya                                                  | 47                                                         | 48                                                         | 48                                                         | 49                                                         | 49                                                         |
| 25    | Mizoram                                                    | 72                                                         | 75                                                         | 76                                                         | 78                                                         | 79                                                         |
| 26    | Nagaland                                                   | 85                                                         | 86                                                         | 87                                                         | 88                                                         | 89                                                         |
| 27    | Orissa                                                     | 1,608                                                      | 1,619                                                      | 1,630                                                      | 1,641                                                      | 1,651                                                      |
| 28    | Puducherry                                                 | 75                                                         | 77                                                         | 79                                                         | 81                                                         | 83                                                         |
| 29    | Punjab                                                     | 691                                                        | 696                                                        | 700                                                        | 705                                                        | 710                                                        |
| 30    | Rajasthan                                                  | 2,080                                                      | 2,105                                                      | 2,130                                                      | 2,155                                                      | 2,181                                                      |
| 31    | Sikkim                                                     | 12                                                         | 12                                                         | 12                                                         | 13                                                         | 13                                                         |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 4,267                                                      | 4,331                                                      | 4,397                                                      | 4,463                                                      | 4,530                                                      |
| 33    | Telangana                                                  | 1,711                                                      | 1,720                                                      | 1,729                                                      | 1,737                                                      | 1,746                                                      |
| 34    | Tripura                                                    | 104                                                        | 105                                                        | 107                                                        | 109                                                        | 110                                                        |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 5,969                                                      | 6,033                                                      | 6,098                                                      | 6,162                                                      | 6,226                                                      |
| 36    | Uttarakhand                                                | 248                                                        | 251                                                        | 253                                                        | 256                                                        | 259                                                        |
| 37    | West Bengal                                                | 3,402                                                      | 3,420                                                      | 3,439                                                      | 3,458                                                      | 3,476                                                      |
|       | Total                                                      | 41,523                                                     | 41,808                                                     | 42,096                                                     | 42,392                                                     | 42,789                                                     |

Source- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) & National Cancer Registery Programme (NCRP)