New Delhi: A total of 530 million vaccine doses have been given across the country so far. At least 410 million people have taken the first dose of the vaccine. 30 percent of India's population has been given the first dose, while 9 per cent of people have taken both doses. There are 9 states in the country where 50 percent of the population has received the first dose. These states are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.
UP Lags Behind
BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh is the state where the highest doses of vaccine have been given. But in terms of population, UP lags behind. The highest number of doses(5.63 crore doses) have been given in the UP. But only 31 percent of the population has been given the first dose. More people have been vaccinated in West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra have been vaccinated than in UP.
Himachal Pradesh Leads
Himachal Pradesh has vaccinated a maximum adult population of 77 percent. This is followed by 66 percent in Jammu and Kashmir, 64 percent in Uttarakhand, 60 percent in Gujarat, 55 percent in Madhya Pradesh, 54 percent in Karnataka, 54 percent in Kerala, 52 percent in Rajasthan, and 50 percent in Chhattisgarh.
Vaccination status in BJP ruled states
1) UP- Total 56.3 million doses
2) Madhya Pradesh- Total 36.7 million doses
3) Gujarat- Total 38.6 million doses
4) Bihar- Total 28.9 million doses
5) Haryana- Total 13.33 crore doses
Immunization status in non-BJP ruled state
1) Maharashtra- Total 479 million doses
2) Rajasthan- Total 36.3 million doses
3) West Bengal- Total 33.33 crore doses
4) Kerala- Total 228 million doses
5) Delhi- Total 1 crore 12 lakh doses