Free Covid-19 vaccination for all from today: All you need to know

Free COVID vaccination for all: The Centre would procure 75 per cent of vaccines and give them to states for free distribution to all citizens above the age of 18
Free COVID vaccination for all: The Centre would procure 75 per cent of vaccines and give them to states for free distribution to all citizens above the age of 18
The new policy of India's vaccination strategy in which the Central Government will provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all Indian citizens above 18 years of age across states will begin today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement in a televised address to the nation and said that from June 21 (International Day of Yoga), the Centre will provide free vaccines to states,
"Whether it is the poor, the lower middle class, the middle class, or the upper-middle class, under the central government programme, everyone will get free vaccines," the Prime Minister had said.
What is the Centre's new vaccine policy?
Co-Win registration not mandatory
From today, pre-registration on Cowin.gov.in will not be mandatory as all government and private vaccination centres would provide onsite registration facility. Though prior registration is not required, all vaccination will be documented on the Co-Win portal. Hence, beneficiaries must ensure that they are registered on the site before vaccination.
If you are going to a government hospital
If you are going to a private hospital
More than 29.10 crore doses provided to States/UTs
As per a statement on Sunday, more than 29.10 crore (29,10,54,050) vaccine doses have been provided to States and union territories so far by the Centre through the Government of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement.
More than 3.06 crore (3,06,34,638) COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered, the statement said.