14 of 22 states show imbalance in vaccination of SC majority districts

In case of STs, 17 of 19 states show imbalance. Districts with more than average scheduled tribes in their states have lower proportion of fully vaccinated people

By next week, India would have administered 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to its adult population. The country, till October 8, had administered the first dose to 71 per cent of its adult population, and fully vaccinated 28 per cent.

Even though India is set to administer the first dose to its entire population by this year, a Business Standard analysis shows imbalance in vaccine administration.

Data till October 5 show that in 14 of the 22 states, areas with higher-than-average schedules caste (SC) population have been able to fully vaccinate fewer people than districts where the SC population is