The Government of India has consistently been taking proactive steps to respond to the COVID pandemic, and has been bolstering the preparedness of the health system to respond to all aspects of COVID-19 management. India managed to maintain lowest positivity and mortality rates coupled with one of the highest recovery rates globally during the pandemic. The country‟s public health efforts were strongly supported by its research and development capacity in developing vaccines against COVID-19. The planning of the vaccination drive started well in advance based on scientific evidence and global best practices.