Correct option is D
· The Union Minister of Science and Technology who announced India's first indigenously developed vaccine, "CERVAVAC" for cervical cancer in September 2022 was Dr. Jitendra Singh.
· The Cervavac vaccine is India's first indigenously developed and only gender-neutral quadrivalent HPV vaccine.
· This means it protects against four types of human papillomavirus (HPV) - types 6, 11, 16, and 18. HPV infection is the leading cause of cervical cancer.