Lok Sabha Question No. 2792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Accelerating the pace of Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2792 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## ACCELERATING THE PAC E OF VACCINATION

## 2792. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated Rs.35000 crore for COVID - 19 vaccination in the Budget 2021 - 22;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the status and progress of COVID vaccinati on, if so, the details thereof as on date, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the issues that need attention of the States/UTs to improve and accelerate the coverage, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government toexponentially increase the pace of vaccination;
- (e) the names of the States/UTs that have achieved 60 percent or more vaccination coverage of healthcare workers; and
- (f) the time by which Co -WIN 2.0 version will be released?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The Union Budget 2021 -22 provides for Rs 35,000 crore for COVID - 19 vaccination.
- (b): Yes,  the  Government  of  India  regularly  reviews  the  progress  of COVID - 19 vaccination  across  the  States/UTs.  The  State/UT - wise  details  of  vaccination  are  at Annexure- 1.
- (c) & (d): The  Government  of  India  is  monitoring  the  daily  vaccination  coverage  i States/UTs based on which advisories are issued to States & UTs f or improving the coverage. The  current  rate  of  COVID - 19  vaccination  is  satisfactory  and  is  being  further  increas through increase in number of COVID - 19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) in both Government and Private health facilities.
- (e): As on 8 th March 2021, a total of 32 States/UTs have achieved 60% or more coverage of Health Care Workers. The names of the States/UTs are at Annexure - 2.

## State/UT- wise details of COVID - 19 vaccination

(As on 8 th March 2021)

| S.No.   | State/UT                    | 1st Dose       | 2nd Dose    |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------|-------------|
| 1       | A ndaman & N icobar Islands | 9, 187         | 2, 865      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 6, 51, 309     | 1, 82, 716  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 36, 210        | 9, 457      |
| 4       | Assam                       | 3, 54, 334     | 51, 060     |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 6, 50, 391     | 1, 91, 841  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  | 32, 210        | 3, 140      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                | 5, 13, 728     | 1, 20, 922  |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 6, 814         | 938         |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                 | 4, 687         | 787         |
| 10      | Delhi                       | 4, 94, 939     | 65, 135     |
| 11      | Goa                         | 36, 740        | 6, 318      |
| 12      | Gujarat                     | 14, 21, 113    | 3, 44, 594  |
| 13      | Haryana                     | 2, 79, 531     | 86, 121     |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh            | 1, 24, 695     | 45, 758     |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir             | 3, 12, 827     | 26, 397     |
| 16      | Jharkhand                   | 3, 42, 209     | 64, 047     |
| 17      | Karnataka                   | 7, 04, 249     | 2, 35, 677  |
| 18      | Kerala                      | 8, 35, 572     | 1, 85, 422  |
| 19      | Ladakh                      | 14, 599        | 2, 135      |
| 20      | Lakshadweep                 | 2, 638         | 832         |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh              | 8, 58, 101     | 2, 34, 666  |
| 22      | Maharashtra                 | 14, 84, 440    | 2, 61, 625  |
| 23      | Manipur                     | 68, 467        | 5, 027      |
| 24      | Meghalaya                   | 40, 902        | 4, 048      |
| 25      | Mizoram                     | 32, 984        | 9, 213      |
| 26      | Nagaland                    | 36, 626        | 6, 043      |
| 27      | Odisha                      | 6, 23, 512     | 1, 98, 600  |
| 28      | Puducherry                  | 16, 536        | 2, 311      |
| 29      | Punjab                      | 2, 18, 937     | 49, 508     |
| 30      | Rajasthan                   | 18, 06, 825    | 3, 29, 424  |
| 31      | Sikkim                      | 24, 714        | 4, 148      |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu                  | 7, 49, 180     | 97, 917     |
| 33      | Telangana                   | 3, 78, 962     | 1, 31, 942  |
| 34      | Tripura                     | 1, 05, 394     | 29, 827     |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh               | 13, 00, 671    | 4, 11, 044  |
| 36      | Uttarakhand                 | 1, 89, 624     | 54, 158     |
| 37      | West Bengal                 | 13, 43, 071    | 2, 48, 797  |
| 38      | Miscellaneous               | 11, 20, 975    | 56, 647     |
| Total   | Total                       | 1, 72, 27, 903 | 37, 61, 107 |

## Annexure - 1

## Annexure - 2

## States with more than 60% coverage of Health Care Workers

1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam
5. Bihar
6. Chhattisgarh
7. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
8. Daman & Diu
9. Delhi
10. 10.Goa
11. 11.Gujarat
12. 12.Haryana
13. 13.Himachal Pradesh
14. 14.Jammu & Kashmir
15. 15.Jharkhand
16. 16.Karnataka
17. 17.Kerala
18. 18.Ladakh
19. 19.Lakshadweep
20. 20.Madhya Pradesh
21. 21.Maharashtra
22. 22.Manipur
23. 23.Meghalaya
24. 24.Mizoram
25. 25.Odisha
26. 26.Rajasthan
27. 27.Sikkim
28. 28.Tamil Nadu
29. 29.Tripura
30. 30.Uttar Pradesh
31. 31.Uttarakhand
32. 32.West Bengal