Lok Sabha Question No. 4103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Storage Facilities for Vaccines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, BHOLA SINGH

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH JANUARY, 2019

## STORAGE FACILITIES F OR VACCINES

## 4103. SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  lack  of  storage  facility  of  vaccines  in  the rural  and backward areas of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government proposes to extend financial and technical support to the States/UTs for proper storage of vaccines in the rural areas, particularly those with inadequate supply of electricity;
- (c) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  encourage  use  of  solar  powered refrigerators  and vaccine coolers to store vaccines in the rural areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): There is no shortage of storage space for vaccines all over the country including inrural and backward areas.
- (b): Government of India provides all the required cold chain equipment for storing vaccines viz. Ice lined Refrigerators (ILRs), Deep Freezers (DFs), Walk - in - coolers (WIC), Walk - in Freezers (WIF), Solar refrigerators free of cost to all states/UTs as per their requirement.

ILRs  storing  vaccine s  have  adequate  hold  over  time  (22  hours)  on  at  least  8  hours  of intermittent electricity supply in 24 hours.

Moreover, ministry has provided more than 400 solar refrigerators to store vaccines wher the power supply is erratic .

- (c): D etails are annexed at Annexure 1 .
- (d): Ministry  has  provided  solar  refrigerators  to  store  vaccines  to  states/UTs  at  the  locat where there is inadequate power supply.
- (e): D etails are annexed at Annexure 2 .

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|       |                   |     |    |      |     |    |     |      |      |     |     | Annexure 1   | Annexure 1   | Annexure 1   | Annexure 1   |
|-------|-------------------|-----|----|------|-----|----|-----|------|------|-----|-----|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S.No. | State             | ILR |    | IL R | DF  |    | WIF | ILR  | DF   | WIC | WIF | ILR          | DF           | WIC          | WIF          |
| 1     | A&N               | 0   |    | 5    | 5   |    |     | 7    | 5    |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 20  | 8  | 60   | 120 |    | 1   | 1129 | 1045 | 1   | 1   |              |              |              |              |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0   |    | 5    | 5   |    |     | 86   | 48   |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 4     | Assam             | 0   |    | 30   | 50  | 1  |     | 330  | 295  |     | 1   |              |              |              |              |
| 5     | Bihar             | 135 | 65 | 11 0 | 100 | 2  |     | 599  | 143  | 3   | 2   |              | 15           |              |              |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 16  | 11 | 5    | 5   |    |     | 43   | 58   |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 10  | 15 | 50   | 50  | 1  |     | 162  | 219  |     |     | 30           | 30           |              |              |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar      | 0   |    | 10   | 10  |    |     | 10   | 10   |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 9     | Daman &Diu        | 0   |    | 10   | 10  |    |     | 11   | 10   |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 10    | Delhi             | 36  | 14 | 45   | 20  |    |     | 198  | 153  |     |     | 75           | 68           |              |              |
| 11    | Goa               | 0   |    | 10   | 10  |    |     | 14   | 10   |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 20  | 10 | 10 4 | 100 | 1  | 1   | 874  | 570  | 1   | 1   |              |              |              |              |
| 13    | Haryana           | 9   | 3  | 60   | 45  | 1  |     | 295  | 114  | 5   | 1   |              |              |              |              |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh  | 30  | 22 | 50   | 20  |    |     | 247  | 248  |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 15    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 40  | 32 | 80   | 80  |    |     | 342  | 306  |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 45  | 25 | 65   | 45  | 1  | 1   | 333  | 209  |     |     |              |              |              |              |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 55  | 35 | 85   | 60  |    |     | 1140 | 1093 | 1   | 1   |              |              |              |              |
| 18    | Kerala            | 55  | 35 | 71   | 60  |    |     | 865  | 859  |     |     | 66           | 61           |              |              |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 0   |    | 3    | 1   |    |     | 14   | 10   |     |     |              |              |              |              |

Note: ILR- Ice lined Refrigerator, DF- Deep Freezer, WIC- Walk-in-cooler, WIF- Walk-in Freezer

|       |                | Supplied in 2015-16   | Supplied in 2015-16   | Supplied in   | Supplied in   | Supplied in   | Supplied in   | Supplied in 2017-18   | Supplied in 2017-18   | Supplied in 2017-18   | Supplied in 2017-18   |     |     |     |     |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| S.No. | State          | ILR                   | DF                    | ILR           | DF            | WIC           | WIF           | ILR                   | DF                    | WIC                   | WIF                   | ILR | DF  | WIC | WIF |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh | 145                   | 70                    | 120           | 90            | 2             | 1             | 494                   | 333                   |                       | 1                     |     | 60  |     |     |
| .21   | Maharashtra    | 0                     |                       | 140           | 80            | 2             | 0             | 941                   | 855                   |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 22    | Manipur        | 0                     |                       | 5             | 5             |               |               | 43                    | 38                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 23    | Meghalaya      | 0                     |                       | 5             | 4             |               |               | 43                    | 38                    |                       |                       | 21  | 2   |     |     |
| 24    | Mizoram        | 0                     |                       | 5             | 5             | 1             |               | 43                    | 38                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 25    | Nagaland       | 0                     |                       | 5             | 2             |               |               | 62                    | 65                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 26    | Odisha         | 70                    | 45                    | 110           | 70            | 1             | 1             | 504                   | 447                   |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 27    | Puducherry     | 12                    | 4                     | 5             | 5             |               |               | 21                    | 23                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 28    | Punjab         | 56                    | 14                    | 40            | 20            |               |               | 352                   | 380                   |                       | 1                     |     |     |     |     |
| 29    | Rajasthan      | 41                    | 8                     | 80            | 35            |               |               | 551                   | 285                   |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 30    | Sikkim         | 0                     |                       | 2             | 2             |               |               | 52                    | 48                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu     | 67                    | 35                    | 85            | 70            | 1             |               | 893                   | 803                   | 1                     | 1                     |     |     |     |     |
| 32    | Telengana      | 16                    | 8                     | 85            | 50            |               |               | 513                   | 475                   | 1                     | 1                     |     |     |     |     |
| 33    | Tripura        | 0                     |                       | 5             | 5             |               |               | 71                    | 57                    |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh  | 92                    | 19                    | 130           | 80            | 2             |               | 1140                  | 570                   | 1                     | 2                     |     |     |     |     |
| 35    | Uttarakhand    | 30                    | 27                    | 40            | 50            |               | 1             | 282                   | 260                   |                       |                       |     |     |     |     |
| 36    | West Bengal    | 0                     | 0                     | 130           | 100           |               |               | 546                   | 447                   |                       | 2                     |     |     |     |     |
|       | Total          | 1000                  | 505                   | 1850          | 1469          | 16            | 6             | 13250                 | 10567                 | 14                    | 14                    | 192 | 236 | 0   | 0   |

Note: ILR- Ice lined Refrigerator, DF- Deep Freezer, WIC- Walk-in-cooler, WIF- Walk-in Freezer

| State                    |   Quantity (in nos) |
|--------------------------|---------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                   7 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                   0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                  49 |
| Assam                    |                  41 |
| Bihar                    |                  10 |
| Chandigarh               |                   0 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                  36 |
| Dadara& Nagar Haveli     |                   0 |
| Daman & Diu              |                   0 |
| Delhi                    |                   0 |
| Goa                      |                   0 |
| Gujarat                  |                   1 |
| Haryana                  |                   0 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                   4 |
| Jammu and Kashmir        |                  18 |
| Jharkhand                |                  22 |
| Karnataka                |                   2 |
| Kerala                   |                   0 |
| Lakshadweep              |                   0 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                  34 |
| Maharashtra              |                  16 |
| Manipur                  |                  30 |
| Meghalaya                |                  19 |
| Mizoram                  |                  10 |
| Nagaland                 |                  22 |
| Odisha                   |                  17 |
| Puducherry               |                   0 |
| Punjab                   |                   0 |
| Rajasthan                |                  19 |
| Sikkim                   |                   9 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                   0 |
| Telangana                |                   0 |
| Tripura                  |                   2 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                  19 |
| Uttarakhand              |                  17 |
| West Bengal              |                   0 |
| Total                    |                 404 |