India achieved polio-free certification in 2014. The last wild poliovirus case in India was reported in:

• A West Bengal in 2009
• B Uttar Pradesh in 2011
• C Rajasthan in 2013
• D Bihar in 2011 ✓

Explanation

The last case of wild poliovirus in India was detected in Howrah, West Bengal in a child from Bihar in January 2011. India was declared polio-free by WHO in March 2014. Three years without wild poliovirus circulation, along with certification from WHO, UNICEF, and SEARO, led to India's polio-free status. The success was attributed to the Pulse Polio Immunization programme.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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