Lok Sabha Question No. 951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: ICU Beds and Ventilators
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kani K. Navas, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Manickam Tagore B, Rakesh Singh, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 951 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ICU BEDS AND VENTILA TORS

## 951. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

DR.SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

DR.PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR.AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a) the number of ICU bed and ventilators available nd operational in different Government run hospitals, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to augment  the  number of  ventilators  in  the Government hospitals in view of surging cases of Corona virus in India;
- (c) if so, the quantum of fund released/assistance provided to States/UTs for the purpose and criteria adopted for disbursement of such assistance;
- (d) the num ber of ventilators that are being manufactured, agencies assigned to manufacture these ventilators and the States likely to be benefitted most;
- (e) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure quality of ventilators produced and if so, the details of the criteria fixed for this purpose; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government for developing a vaccine for COVID - 19, prevent exploitation of  COVID - 19  patients  in  private  hospitals  in  view  of exponential  rise  in  the cases?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The  state  wise  number  of  ICU  beds  and  ventilators  in  in  different Government (Central and State) run Dedicated COVID Hospitals is at Annexure - I .
- (b) : At  the  start  of  the  Pandemic, India's  domestic  manufacturing  of  ventilators  was insignificant. Empowered Group - 3,  constituted  in  February,  2020  was  mandated  to  ensure availability of essential medical equipments including ventilators. As part of Make i dia initiative,  manufacturers,  both  in  Government  and  private  sector,  were  identifie provided with the requisite specifications. They were also provided with technical gu by DGHS   to test and rectify the shortfalls and undergo technical evaluat ion. Further orders were placed with them to ensure market for the product and its viability.
- (c) : The Central Government has already issued orders to purchase 60,948 ventilators. on 15 th September 2020, 32,109 ventilators have been allocated to State s of which 30,663 have  been  delivered.  The  distribution  to  States  was  based  on  evolving  scenario  and based requirement of the State.
- (d) : A  total  number  of  58850  'make  in  India'  ventilators  are  being  manufactured.  The agencies assigned for manufactur ing these ventilators are (i) AMTZ (Andhra Pradesh), (ii) AgVA Healthcare (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd. (Gujarat),  (iv)  Bharat Electricals  Limited  (Karnataka). State wise  allocation  of  these  ventilators  are  at Annexure - II.
- (e) : The technical specifications for these COVID ventilators have been laid down b Technical Committee of domain knowledge experts headed by the Director General Health Services  (DGHS),  MoHFW.    The  ventilators  were  tested  for  their  functional  paramete App roval for production was based on fulfilling the laid down specifications.
- (f) : On  this  front,  globally,  there  are  around  145  candidate  vaccines  in  precl evaluation and currently 35 vaccines in clinical trial. In India, a major focus has fac ilitating  the  development  of  COVID19  vaccine.  More  than  30  vaccine  candidates  hav been supported which are in different stages of development, 3 candidates are in adv stage of Phase I/II/III trials and more than 4 are in advanced pre - clinical develop ment stage.

Health is a State subject. The responsibility of engaging private hospitals in COVID  cases  is  that  of  the  State  Government.  Union  Health  Secretary  has  written  to States/UTs to engage private hospitals through mutually agreeable arrangements. Rates under PM - JAY and CGHS packages have been advised. A large number of States have accordingly issued instructions to that affect.

State - wise details of ICU beds and ventilators in in different Gov nment (Central and State) runDedicated COVID Hospitals * (as on 16 th September, 2020)

|   S. No. | State / UT Name             |   ICU beds |   Ventilators |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------|---------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |         18 |            18 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |       1367 |           484 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |         43 |            11 |
|        4 | Assam                       |        329 |           278 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |        218 |           262 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                  |         60 |            30 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                |        338 |           270 |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |         46 |            46 |
|        9 | Daman & Diu                 |         21 |            11 |
|       10 | Delhi                       |       1075 |           956 |
|       11 | Goa                         |         35 |           117 |
|       12 | Gujarat                     |       1454 |          1840 |
|       13 | Haryana                     |        214 |           165 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh            |         69 |            72 |
|       15 | Jammu and Kashmir           |        284 |           236 |
|       16 | Jharkhand                   |        103 |            74 |
|       17 | Karnataka                   |       1238 |           853 |
|       18 | Kerala                      |        747 |           357 |
|       19 | Ladakh                      |         31 |            25 |
|       20 | Lakshadweep                 |          3 |             2 |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh              |        721 |           308 |
|       22 | Maharashtra                 |       4039 |          2848 |
|       23 | Manipur                     |         20 |            24 |
|       24 | Meghalaya                   |         69 |            71 |
|       25 | Mizoram                     |         40 |            58 |
|       26 | Nagaland                    |         50 |            25 |
|       27 | Odisha                      |        222 |           140 |
|       28 | Puducherry                  |         57 |            50 |
|       29 | Punjab                      |        348 |           111 |
|       30 | Rajasthan                   |        939 |           602 |
|       31 | Sikkim                      |         20 |            57 |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu                  |       3595 |          2134 |
|       33 | Telangana                   |        815 |           303 |
|       34 | Tripura                     |         73 |            19 |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh               |       2110 |          1512 |
|       36 | Uttarakhand                 |        376 |           423 |
|       37 | West Bengal                 |        406 |           340 |

* Source: as reported by districts on S3 portal

State-wise details of ventilators allocated for supply (as on 15

th

| S.No.   | State / UT / Central Government Institutions   | Ventilators allocated   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                    | 34                      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                                 | 3960                    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                              | 63                      |
| 4       | Assam                                          | 1000                    |
| 5       | Bihar                                          | 500                     |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                     | 45                      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                   | 230                     |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu          | 20                      |
| 9       | Delhi                                          | 575                     |
| 10      | Goa                                            | 200                     |
| 11      | Gujarat                                        | 2500                    |
| 12      | Haryana                                        | 423                     |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                               | 500                     |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                              | 908                     |
| 15      | Jharkhand                                      | 460                     |
| 16      | Karnataka                                      | 2025                    |
| 17      | Kerala                                         | 480                     |
| 18      | Ladakh                                         | 130                     |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 679                     |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                    | 4434                    |
| 21      | Manipur                                        | 97                      |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                      | 54                      |
| 23      | Mizoram                                        | 115                     |
| 24      | Nagaland                                       | 120                     |
| 25      | Odisha                                         | 567                     |
| 26      | Puducherry                                     | 107                     |
| 27      | Punjab                                         | 510                     |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                      | 1700                    |
| 29      | Sikkim                                         | 10                      |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                     | 1450                    |
| 31      | Telangana                                      | 1400                    |
| 32      | Tripura                                        | 92                      |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                                    | 700                     |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 2000                    |
| 35      | West Bengal                                    | 1120                    |
| 36      | Lakshadweep                                    | 7                       |
| 37      | Central Institutions                           | 2894                    |
| Total   | Total                                          | 32,109                  |

September, 2020)