Lok Sabha Question No. 4124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Vaccination Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Shrirang Appa Barne, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Sougata Ray, Sudheer Gupta, Shobha Karandlaje, Subrata Pathak, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Chandra Prakash Joshi, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Ravindra Kushawaha, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## VACCINATION CENTRES

## 4124. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA B ARNE:

SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARAND LAJE:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETH A VISWANATH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MA HATO:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH RE DDY:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWA HA:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a) wheth er COVID - 19 vaccine is open for general public from March 1, 2021 with particular focus on people above 60 years and those above 45 years with co morbidities, if so, the details thereof and the number of persons likely to be covered in this phase;
- (b) whet her the Government proposes to increase the number of Vaccine Centres for covering the large number of citizens in this phase, if so, the details of the current Vaccination Centres and the number likely to be increased, State/UT - wise including Andhra Prade sh;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals from States/UTs in this regard, if so, the details thereof, State/UT -wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any directions  for  the  beneficiaries  of  Central Government Health  Scheme  for  the  said purpose,  if  so,  the  details thereof  and  if  not,  the corrective steps/measures taken in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  apprehensive  of utilizing  the  services  of  Private  hospitals  on account of mismanagement by them, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, whether the private sector hospitals are involved as COVID Vaccination Centres, if so, the number of such hospitals involved thereon, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  As per the recommendations of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC), the vaccination of persons aged 60 years & above and those aged between 45 to 59 years with 20 identified co- morbidities started in the Country from 1 st March 2021.

The pace of COVID - 19 vaccination is being further increased through increase in number of COVID - 19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs) in both Government and Private health facilities .

The COVID - 19 vaccinat ionis an ongoing and dynamic process, which is being expanded to include beneficiary groups as prioritized by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID- 19 (NEGVAC). In view of the dynamic and evolving nature of COVID - 19 pandemic and contin uous inclusion of new and additional private COVID - 19 Vaccination Centres, no fixed number at present can be indicated for the vaccination drive.

(c): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has processed requests from four States (D Gujarat, Mahara shtra, Telangana) to allow private health facilities beyond those private fa which are already empanelled under AB - PMJAY, CGHS, State Health Insurance schemes, as COVID - 19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs).

(d): The guidelines on Co - WIN 2.0 portal and gu idelines on citizen registration and appointment process for COVID - 19 vaccination is available on the website of Ministry of Health & Fami Welfare  for  general  public.  No  specific  and  separate  guidelines  have  been  issued for  the beneficiaries of Central G overnment Health Scheme for the said purpose.

(e) & (f): Government is not apprehensive of utilizing the services of private health faciliti COVID - 19 vaccination. In fact, the private health facilities that fulfil certain laid ou alre ady being used and providing vaccination as COVID - 19 accination Centres. - 19  Vaccination  Centres  is  a  dynamic  process,  however,  the

The  inclusion  of  private  COVID number of private CVCs registered on Co - WIN till 15 th March 2021 is at Annexure.

## State/UT- wise number of Private COVID- 19 Vaccination Centres (CVC s) registered on Co - WIN portal

## as on 15 th March 2021

| S. No.   | State                    | Total Private CVCs registered on COWIN   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & NicobarIslands | 0                                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 823                                      |
| 3        | ArunachalPradesh         | 2                                        |
| 4        | Assam                    | 281                                      |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 308                                      |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 19                                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 364                                      |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 0                                        |
| 9        | Dama n and Diu           | 0                                        |
| 10       | Delhi                    | 232                                      |
| 11       | Goa                      | 64                                       |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 1, 628                                   |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 1, 964                                   |
| 14       | HimachalPradesh          | 58                                       |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir        | 91                                       |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 289                                      |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 2, 042                                   |
| 18       | Kerala                   | 505                                      |
| 19       | Ladakh                   | 22                                       |
| 20       | Lakshadweep              | 0                                        |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh           | 447                                      |
| 22       | Maharashtra              | 1, 764                                   |
| 23       | Manipur                  | 35                                       |
| 24       | Meghalaya                | 26                                       |
| 25       | Mizoram                  | 103                                      |
| 26       | Nagaland                 | 29                                       |
| 27       | Odisha                   | 514                                      |
| 28       | Puducherry               | 13                                       |
| 29       | Punjab                   | 1, 291                                   |
| 30       | Rajasthan                | 1, 298                                   |
| 31       | Sikkim                   | 1                                        |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu               | 1, 491                                   |
| 33       | Telangana                | 1, 254                                   |
| 34       | Tripura                  | 14                                       |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1, 872                                   |
| 36       | Uttarakhand              | 97                                       |
| 37       | West Bengal              | 481                                      |
|          | Grand Total              | 19, 422                                  |