Lok Sabha Question No. 1962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Vaccination Target of COVID  Vaccine Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1962 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH JULY, 2021

## VACCINATION TARGET OF COVID VACCINE POLICY

## 1962.SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

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

- ( a) the targets set and timeline fixed for COVID Vaccination on monthly and daily basis implementation of the latest COVID vaccine policy;
- ( b) the current rate of vaccination and shortfall therein in achieving the daily targets, State/ -wise
- ( c) whether  the  Government  has  adequate  stock  of  COVID  vaccines  for  future  suppl expected to help meet targets, if so, the details thereof;
- ( d) if not, the reasons thereof and the steps taken to r eplenish the shortfall;
- ( e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  integrate  COVID  vaccination  with  Universal Immunisation programme and Mission Indradhanush for immunization of children, if so, details thereof; and
- ( f ) the details of the special vaccination drive started for priority groups along with person vaccinated in those groups whose gap between vaccine doses have been reduced, State/ -wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

( a) to (e): The projected population of 18+ year persons in the country is 94 crore. The COVID 19 vaccination is an ongoing and dynamic process, which is being guided by the Nationa Group  on  Vaccine  Administration  for  COVID - 19  (NEGVAC)  on  the  basis  of  con current scientific evidence.  It is expected that eligible beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinated by December 2021.

As on26 th July 2021, a total of 4 3.51crore doses has been administered.

The State/UT - wise coverage of eligible beneficiaries with 1 st and 2 nd dose of COVID- 19 vaccine is placed at Annexure - 1.

The Government of India has made all arrangements to secure COVID - 19 vaccines for the eligible beneficiaries as per production and the availability of COVID - 19  vaccines  in  the country. It is expected that adequate quantity of Covid vaccine will be available betwee 2021 to December 2021 to vaccinate eligible beneficiaries aged 18 years and above.

The  COVID - 19  vaccination  is  guided  by  the  National  Expert  Group  on  Vacci Administration  for  COVID - 19  (NEGVAC)  on  the  basis  of  concurrent  scientific  evidence Presently, the COVID - 19 vaccines being used under the National COVID - 19 Vaccination Drive in the country have been granted permission for use in adults only, i.e. persons aged 18 years and above.

(f): As  per  the  recommendation  of National  Expert  Group  on  Vaccine  Administration  for COVID - 19 (NEGVAC), the National COVID - 19 Vaccination Drive commenced with prioritized groups of Health Care Workers & Front Line Workers, followed by persons ab years of age and above 45 years of ag e, since 1st May 2021, all citizens aged 18 years and ab are eligible for COVID - 19 vaccination.

The  COVID  Working  Group of National  Technical  Advisory  Group  on  Immunisation ( NTAGI) recommended extension of the gap between the fir st and second doses of Covishield vaccine  to  12 - 16  weeks based  onavailable scientific evidence  particularly  from  the  United Kingdom as well as WHO global guidance . This recommendation has been considered and also recommended  by  the  National Expert  Group  o n  Vaccine  Administration  for  Covid - 19 (NEGVAC) .

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hasaccepted this recommendation f r extension of the gap between the fir st and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12 - 16 weeks and issued guideline to all States/UTs for its implementation from 13 th May 2021

Prior to 13 th May 2021, priority group i.e. Health Care Worker and Front Line Workers w receiving Covishield vaccine doses at 6 -8 weeks' interval.

The State/UT -wise details of the number of persons vaccinated for 2 nd dose of Covishield prior to 13 th May 2021 among priority group i.e HCWs and FLWs is at Annexure -2.

## State/UT- wise coverage of eligible beneficiaries with 1 st and 2 nd dose of COVID- 19 vaccine

(as on 26 th July 2021)

| S. No.   | State/UT               | 1 st Dose    | 2 nd Dose   | Total        |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
| 1        | A & N Islands          | 1,93,281     | 86,558      | 2,79,839     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | 1,49,13,422  | 46,57,465   | 1,95,70,887  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 6,55,202     | 1,59,916    | 8,15,118     |
| 4        | Assam                  | 80,08,537    | 17,25,004   | 97,33,541    |
| 5        | Bihar                  | 1,90,24,124  | 35,01,453   | 2,25,25,577  |
| 6        | Chandigarh             | 5,81,613     | 1,71,013    | 7,52,626     |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh           | 92,55,247    | 22,04,614   | 1,14,59,861  |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | 3,02,569     | 33,364      | 3,35,933     |
| 9        | Daman & Diu            | 2,28,516     | 38,154      | 2,66,670     |
| 10       | Delhi                  | 72,96,521    | 23,87,695   | 96,84,216    |
| 11       | Goa                    | 10,16,952    | 2,48,432    | 12,65,384    |
| 12       | Gujarat                | 2,42,08,110  | 74,31,320   | 3,16,39,430  |
| 13       | Haryana                | 88,18,944    | 22,02,603   | 1,10,21,547  |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh       | 37,40,953    | 11,66,811   | 49,07,764    |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 47,11,795    | 11,50,609   | 58,62,404    |
| 16       | Jharkhand              | 72,42,101    | 16,43,256   | 88,85,357    |
| 17       | Karnataka              | 2,29,42,288  | 59,44,413   | 2,88,86,701  |
| 18       | Kerala                 | 1,29,72,163  | 56,22,271   | 1,85,94,434  |
| 19       | Ladakh                 | 1,85,770     | 63,271      | 2,49,041     |
| 20       | Lakshadweep            | 49,661       | 14,455      | 64,116       |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh         | 2,33,16,207  | 45,52,158   | 2,78,68,365  |
| 22       | Maharashtra            | 3,14,24,960  | 98,94,145   | 4,13,19,105  |
| 23       | Manipur                | 10,38,690    | 1,58,626    | 11,97,316    |
| 24       | Meghalaya              | 8,36,298     | 1,64,387    | 10,00,685    |
| 25       | Mizoram                | 6,26,660     | 1,71,640    | 7,98,300     |
| 26       | Nagaland               | 5,94,445     | 1,36,401    | 7,30,846     |
| 27       | Odisha                 | 1,18,03,391  | 36,13,911   | 1,54,17,302  |
| 28       | Puducherry             | 5,46,390     | 1,38,781    | 6,85,171     |
| 29       | Punjab                 | 74,89,117    | 17,62,899   | 92,52,016    |
| 30       | Rajasthan              | 2,39,57,916  | 64,17,943   | 3,03,75,859  |
| 31       | Sikkim                 | 4,82,041     | 1,44,504    | 6,26,545     |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu             | 1,73,31,932  | 38,03,839   | 2,11,35,771  |
| 33       | Telangana              | 1,10,74,124  | 29,46,097   | 1,40,20,221  |
| 34       | Tripura                | 22,26,540    | 7,46,270    | 29,72,810    |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh          | 3,71,99,189  | 72,13,587   | 4,44,12,776  |
| 36       | Uttarakhand            | 42,13,935    | 13,23,550   | 55,37,485    |
| 37       | West Bengal            | 1,95,49,648  | 82,10,268   | 2,77,59,916  |
|          | Miscellaneous (Forces) | 17,43,455    | 15,41,611   | 32,85,066    |
|          | Total                  | 34,18,02,707 | 9,33,93,294 | 43,51,96,001 |

## State/UT- wise details of the number of persons vaccinated for 2 nd dose of Covishield prior tothe prescribed timeinterval among priority group

| Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   | Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   | Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   | Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   | Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   | Vaccination Coverage with Covishield in priority group as on 13th May 2021   |
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| SN                                                                           | States/UTs                                                                   | Health Care Worker                                                           | Health Care Worker                                                           | Front Line Worker                                                            | Front Line Worker                                                            |
|                                                                              |                                                                              | 1st Dose                                                                     | 2nd Dose                                                                     | 1st Dose                                                                     | 2nd Dose                                                                     |
| 1                                                                            | A & N Islands                                                                | 5,054                                                                        | 3,563                                                                        | 8,886                                                                        | 5,894                                                                        |
| 2                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 3,68,444                                                                     | 2,53,463                                                                     | 6,75,268                                                                     | 2,98,952                                                                     |
| 3                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 20,944                                                                       | 15,198                                                                       | 56,696                                                                       | 26,675                                                                       |
| 4                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 1,83,470                                                                     | 1,25,664                                                                     | 2,86,797                                                                     | 1,90,449                                                                     |
| 5                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 4,77,503                                                                     | 3,23,936                                                                     | 3,55,826                                                                     | 1,85,620                                                                     |
| 6                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                   | 22,348                                                                       | 13,920                                                                       | 20,456                                                                       | 13,651                                                                       |
| 7                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 2,97,347                                                                     | 2,13,462                                                                     | 2,90,482                                                                     | 1,82,891                                                                     |
| 8                                                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                          | 4,584                                                                        | 3,463                                                                        | 4,563                                                                        | 1,806                                                                        |
| 9                                                                            | Daman &Diu                                                                   | 2,099                                                                        | 1,560                                                                        | 5,132                                                                        | 1,761                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | Delhi                                                                        | 1,78,783                                                                     | 1,30,496                                                                     | 2,79,024                                                                     | 1,84,714                                                                     |
| 11                                                                           | Goa                                                                          | 21,932                                                                       | 15,488                                                                       | 22,244                                                                       | 10,120                                                                       |
| 12                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                      | 5,86,930                                                                     | 4,08,857                                                                     | 9,44,821                                                                     | 3,77,462                                                                     |
| 13                                                                           | Haryana                                                                      | 2,09,528                                                                     | 1,27,093                                                                     | 1,57,374                                                                     | 67,779                                                                       |
| 14                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 87,065                                                                       | 69,838                                                                       | 60,960                                                                       | 42,747                                                                       |
| 15                                                                           | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 96,905                                                                       | 56,667                                                                       | 2,86,832                                                                     | 1,77,177                                                                     |
| 16                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 1,88,589                                                                     | 1,34,890                                                                     | 2,60,672                                                                     | 1,52,237                                                                     |
| 17                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 6,59,555                                                                     | 4,39,963                                                                     | 4,38,036                                                                     | 1,77,593                                                                     |
| 18                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 5,02,712                                                                     | 3,98,409                                                                     | 4,37,552                                                                     | 3,26,397                                                                     |
| 19                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                       | 5,379                                                                        | 4,176                                                                        | 19,266                                                                       | 7,679                                                                        |
| 20                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                  | 1,006                                                                        | 836                                                                          | 2,686                                                                        | 1,728                                                                        |
| 21                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 4,66,891                                                                     | 3,29,605                                                                     | 3,45,994                                                                     | 1,80,170                                                                     |
| 22                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 10,53,274                                                                    | 6,50,589                                                                     | 13,79,700                                                                    | 6,11,954                                                                     |
| 23                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 36,635                                                                       | 23,344                                                                       | 75,255                                                                       | 41,798                                                                       |
| 24                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 27,543                                                                       | 19,260                                                                       | 66,580                                                                       | 26,195                                                                       |
| 25                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 16,071                                                                       | 11,489                                                                       | 31,351                                                                       | 16,857                                                                       |
| 26                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 15,027                                                                       | 10,064                                                                       | 48,007                                                                       | 27,462                                                                       |
| 27                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 3,05,069                                                                     | 2,28,762                                                                     | 2,24,045                                                                     | 1,46,739                                                                     |
| 28                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 32,440                                                                       | 16,162                                                                       | 20,540                                                                       | 7,284                                                                        |
| 29                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 1,74,261                                                                     | 1,04,603                                                                     | 6,31,604                                                                     | 1,54,351                                                                     |
| 30                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 4,99,493                                                                     | 3,72,339                                                                     | 4,27,693                                                                     | 2,70,274                                                                     |
| 31                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 11,133                                                                       | 9,774                                                                        | 14,599                                                                       | 11,682                                                                       |
| 32                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 4,76,684                                                                     | 2,66,354                                                                     | 6,49,403                                                                     | 2,85,108                                                                     |
| 33                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | 2,70,721                                                                     | 1,81,726                                                                     | 2,17,461                                                                     | 68,625                                                                       |
| 34                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 51,594                                                                       | 38,338                                                                       | 82,901                                                                       | 51,970                                                                       |
| 35                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 9,02,903                                                                     | 6,43,728                                                                     | 6,30,638                                                                     | 3,59,871                                                                     |
| 36                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 1,13,271                                                                     | 87,734                                                                       | 1,38,481                                                                     | 86,256                                                                       |
| 37                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 5,83,099                                                                     | 4,53,685                                                                     | 9,00,245                                                                     | 6,81,793                                                                     |
|                                                                              | Miscellaneous                                                                | 1,01,729                                                                     | 91,006                                                                       | 15,95,751                                                                    | 13,00,978                                                                    |
| Total                                                                        | Total                                                                        | 90,58,015                                                                    | 62,79,504                                                                    | 1,20,93,821                                                                  | 67,62,699                                                                    |