Lok Sabha Question No. 4524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Export of Covaxin and Covidshield
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Preneet Kaur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4524 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  March, 2021

## Export of Covaxin and Covidshield

## 4524.   SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to export Covid-19 vaccines namely,
- Covaxin and Covishield to the neighbouring countries, free of cost;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (c) the details of countries that will receive Covaxin and Covishield;
- (d) the details of the vaccines export plans, if any; and
- (e) whether the Government has factored in the availability of vaccines for domestic use after exports and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) & (b):   India, as most other countries, is implementing COVID-19 vaccination programme in a phased manner. Taking into account domestic production, requirements of the phased roll out  of  national  vaccination  programme  and  the  demand  for  Made-in-India  vaccines,  the decision was taken to supply the surplus to certain countries as grants. Till date, India has given a total of 81.55 lakh doses to 38 countries as grants.
- (c): List of countries which have got Covaxin and Covishield under MEA grant program are given in Annexure .
- (d) & (e): A sub-group of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC)  is  coordinating  the  external  supplies  of  vaccine  with  due  regard  to  domestic production and adequate availability of Covid 19 vaccines for national vaccination program through  regular  interaction  between  relevant  Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  and vaccine manufacturers.

Annexure

| Export of Covishield- Lakh Doses   | Export of Covishield- Lakh Doses   | Export of Covishield- Lakh Doses   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S .No                              | Country                            | Grant                              |
| 1                                  | Bhutan                             | 1.50                               |
| 2                                  | Maldives                           | 2.00                               |
| 3                                  | Bangladesh                         | 20.00                              |
| 4                                  | Nepal                              | 10.00                              |
| 5                                  | Myanmar*                           | 17.00                              |
| 6                                  | Mauritius                          | 1.00                               |
| 7                                  | Seychelles                         | 0.50                               |
| 8                                  | Sri Lanka                          | 5.00                               |
| 9                                  | Bahrain                            | 1.00                               |
| 10                                 | Oman                               | 1.00                               |
| 11                                 | Barbados                           | 1.00                               |
| 12                                 | Dominica                           | 0.70                               |
| 13                                 | Afghanistan                        | 5.00                               |
| 14                                 | Dominican Republic                 | 0.30                               |
| 15                                 | Mongolia                           | 1.50                               |
| 16                                 | St. Lucia                          | 0.25                               |
| 17                                 | St. Kitts and Nevis                | 0.20                               |
| 18                                 | St. Vincent and Grenadines         | 0.40                               |
| 19                                 | Antigua &Barbuda                   | 0.40                               |
| 20                                 | Suriname                           | 0.50                               |
| 21                                 | Guatemala                          | 2.00                               |
| 22                                 | Ghana                              | 0.50                               |
| 23                                 | Senegal                            | 0.25                               |
| 24                                 | D.R. Congo                         | 0.50                               |
| 25                                 | Rwanda                             | 0.50                               |
| 26                                 | Ivory Coast                        | 0.50                               |
| 27                                 | Jamaica                            | 0.50                               |
| 28                                 | Guyana                             | 0.80                               |
| 29                                 | Nicaragua                          | 2.00                               |
| 30                                 | Belize                             | 0.25                               |
| 31                                 | Uganda                             | 1.00                               |
| 32                                 | Botswana                           | 0.30                               |
| 33                                 | Mozambique                         | 1.00                               |
| 34                                 | Eswatini                           | 0.20                               |
| 35                                 | Bahamas                            | 0.20                               |
| 36                                 | Kenya                              | 1.00                               |
| 37                                 | Malawi                             | 0.50                               |
| 38                                 | Namibia                            | 0.30                               |
| *                                  | Total                              | 81.55                              |
| includes 2 lakh Covaxin            | includes 2 lakh Covaxin            | includes 2 lakh Covaxin            |

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