Marginal rise India's pace of vaccination increased last week after a steady decline since September. From a daily average of 9.7 million doses in the third week of September, it dropped to 4.9 million in the week ended 11 November.
In the past one week, it has increased to 6 million daily doses. Sixteen states and Union territories have so far administered more than 1,000 doses per 1,000 population.
Among states with over 10 million population, Himachal Pradesh leads with 1,368 doses per 1,000, followed by Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala.
Earlier this month, India's health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had set a target of inoculating 100% of the eligible population with the first dose by November-end.