Lok Sabha Question No. 128 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Free COVID Vaccination Campaign
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 128

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## FREE COVID VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

## †*128. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched free COVID vaccination campaign across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the date of launching the said campaign; and
- (d) the current status of its execution thereof, State-wise?

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 128 FOR 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

(a).to  (d)  National  Covid-19  vaccination  was  started  across  the  Country  on  16 th January 2021, and is continuing till date. Free vaccination is provided in Government Covid Vaccination Centers (CVCs) to all eligible beneficiaries above 12 years of age. Further,  Precaution dose is  also  provided free  of  cost  to  all  above  18  years  of  age since 15 th July 2022 in Government Covid Vaccination Centers.

As  on  6 th February  2023,  a  total  of  220.57  crore  vaccine  doses  have  been administered across the country. A total of 97% of the age group 12 years and above have received 1 st dose and 90% have received both the doses. A total of 22.81 crore Precaution  doses  have  also  been  administered  across  the  country.  State/UT  wise coverage  in  beneficiaries  above  12  years  of  age  as  on  6 th February  2023  is  at annexure-1.

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State UT wise coverage of 12 years and above

(As on 6 th February 2023)

Annexure-1

| SN   | State/UT            | 1st dose     | No. 2nd dose   | Total no. of Precaution Dose (18+)   |
|------|---------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
| SN   | State/UT            | Number       | Number         |                                      |
| 1    | A &NIslands         | 3,47,616     | 3,53,284       | 2,90,363                             |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh      | 4,47,03,633  | 4,75,76,683    | 1,85,94,236                          |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh   | 9,61,097     | 8,21,554       | 1,39,461                             |
| 4    | Assam               | 2,48,12,203  | 2,21,37,793    | 33,61,254                            |
| 5    | Bihar               | 7,34,78,296  | 6,78,98,487    | 1,58,71,924                          |
| 6    | Chandigarh          | 11,85,320    | 9,86,559       | 1,13,155                             |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh        | 2,12,67,587  | 2,03,43,574    | 75,56,114                            |
| 8    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 4,62,343     | 3,56,839       | 80,415                               |
| 9    | Daman &Diu          | 3,19,972     | 2,80,070       | 79,946                               |
| 10   | Delhi               | 1,82,94,838  | 1,57,13,527    | 33,86,515                            |
| 11   | Goa                 | 14,40,003    | 12,95,667      | 1,38,494                             |
| 12   | Gujarat             | 5,43,94,510  | 5,40,26,145    | 1,96,38,140                          |
| 13   | Haryana             | 2,36,76,166  | 1,98,34,657    | 19,86,103                            |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh    | 66,46,210    | 63,26,518      | 23,40,814                            |
| 15   | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1,13,72,366  | 1,17,67,839    | 16,30,661                            |
| 16   | Jharkhand           | 2,39,65,511  | 1,78,41,137    | 20,29,495                            |
| 17   | Karnataka           | 5,51,72,929  | 5,53,85,739    | 1,15,37,504                          |
| 18   | Kerala              | 2,91,49,281  | 2,52,66,917    | 30,81,425                            |
| 19   | Ladakh              | 2,38,299     | 2,04,079       | 1,24,113                             |
| 20   | Lakshadweep         | 61,811       | 60,501         | 22,807                               |
| 21   | Madhya Pradesh      | 6,07,49,074  | 5,92,31,380    | 1,39,45,091                          |
| 22   | Maharashtra         | 9,16,64,238  | 7,66,05,001    | 96,13,489                            |
| 23   | Manipur             | 16,49,219    | 13,38,829      | 2,80,221                             |
| 24   | Meghalaya           | 14,46,604    | 10,87,445      | 90,053                               |
| 25   | Mizoram             | 8,94,292     | 7,50,096       | 1,48,147                             |
| 26   | Nagaland            | 9,23,683     | 7,44,692       | 70,453                               |
| 27   | Odisha              | 3,52,50,579  | 3,30,11,692    | 1,32,81,134                          |
| 28   | Puducherry          | 9,94,583     | 8,68,041       | 4,11,242                             |
| 29   | Punjab              | 2,41,59,387  | 2,09,89,373    | 18,78,961                            |
| 30   | Rajasthan           | 5,70,31,481  | 5,10,18,913    | 75,98,030                            |
| 31   | Sikkim              | 5,91,875     | 5,54,656       | 2,13,916                             |
| 32   | Tamil Nadu          | 6,12,10,602  | 5,72,08,184    | 90,82,287                            |
| 33   | Telangana           | 3,24,45,321  | 3,15,53,128    | 1,34,91,458                          |
| 34   | Tripura             | 29,16,768    | 25,23,768      | 4,77,864                             |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh       | 17,69,95,850 | 16,89,59,203   | 4,59,75,279                          |
| 36   | Uttarakhand         | 91,17,301    | 87,27,634      | 22,62,666                            |
| 37   | West Bengal         | 7,35,24,821  | 6,66,99,034    | 1,58,13,053                          |