The Government of India is planning to make available 12 crore COVID vaccine doses for the month of June 2021, an increase of 50% vis-a-vis May 2021 for the National COVID Vaccination Programme. 

For the month of June 2021, 6.09 crore doses of COVID vaccines will be supplied to the states and UTs for vaccination of priority group of Health Care Workers (HCWs), Front-Line Workers (FLWs) and person aged 45 years and above as free supply from Government of India. In addition, more than 5.86 crore doses will be available for direct procurement by the state/UTs and private hospitals. 

In May 2021, 7.94 crore doses were made available to the states for the National COVID Vaccination Programme. Total quantity of 4.03 crore vaccine doses has been made available by the union government to states, free of cost. In addition, a total quantity of more than 3.90 crore doses was also available for direct procurement by the states as well as private hospitals in the month of May 2021. 

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the Government of India has been supporting the states and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. The 'Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy is being implemented from 1st May 2021 wherein 50% of the available doses are earmarked for supply to states/UTs, as free of cost supply from Government of India while the remaining 50% is available for direct procurement from the vaccine manufacturers by states/UTs and private hospitals.

The allocation of Government of India supplies to states/UTs is decided on the consumption pattern, population and vaccine wastage. Visibility for availability of vaccines for the entire month of June 2021 has been provided well in advance to states/UTs by the Union Government as communicated to states and UTs through the Union Health Ministry. States have been requested to direct the concerned officials to ensure rational and judicious utilization of allocated doses and minimize the vaccine wastage.

The basic objective behind informing the states/UTs in advance of the quantum of free vaccine doses to be made available from Government of India for 15/30 days and the total vaccine doses which are available for direct procurement by states/UTs is to ensure better planning and delivery of vaccine by states/UTs.