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Invasive Cervical Cancer (ICC) is the fourth most common cancer and a leading cause of death among women globally. Cervical cancer remains to be one of the public health concerns in India. The increased awareness about the disease and diagnostic measures especially conventional cytology screening programme in many developed countries has effectively brought down the incidence rate of cervical cancer in many parts of the west. As per the WHO reports, effective primary (HPV vaccination) and secondary prevention approaches (screening for, and treating pre-cancerous lesions) are important for reducing the burden of cervical cancer among women. The recent statistics by National Family Health Survey (2019-2021) is alarming as only 1.9% of women aged 30-49 years have undergone basic cervical cancer screening. This paper looks at the risk factors, signs and symptoms, incidence rate, vaccinations, national policies and programmes and suggestive measures to reduce the occurrence of cervical cancer and related mortality.