Lok Sabha Question No. 1789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Fund Released for COVID-19 Crisis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mahabali Singh, Devendrappa Y, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

- (a) to (e):

The  Government  of  India  has  released  funds  for  the  management  and  containment  of COVID-19 pandemic under the National Health Mission (NHM) and India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package through Agency-NHM. The details of funds released to States/UTs is at Annexure-I.

The  Government  of  India  procures  and  provides  Covid-19  vaccines  free  of  cost  to States/UTs on the basis of pro-rata target population, the progress of vaccination in the

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## FUND RELEASED FOR COVID-19 CRISIS

## 1789 . SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR

SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released any funds for the management and containment of COVID-19 pandemic and for  treatment  of  COVID  patients  under  the  National  Health Mission  (NHM)  and  India  COVID-19  Emergency  Response  and  Health  System Preparedness Package;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  States/UT-wise  particularly  to  Karnataka  and Maharashtra during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 to till date;
- (c) Whether the Government has received request for the allocation of adequate quantum of Covid  vaccines  in  proportionate  to  the  population  from  States/UTs,  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise particularly Karnataka and Maharashtra;
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  provided  financial  assistance  to  the  poor  and  depressed people  during  the  lockdown  period,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

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

## WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

State/UT and vaccine wastage. A total of 167.11 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines were supplied  to  States/UTs  from  the  beginning  of  the  program  till  8 th February  2022.  The details  of  State/UT-wise  vaccines  supplied  by  Government  of  India  are  placed  at Annexure-II.

'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package' was launched on 26.03.2020 to help the poor in the  fight  against  COVID-19.  As  informed  by  Ministry  of  Finance,  the  details  of  the package are attached at Annexure-III and Annexure-IV.

Annexure-I State/UT wise details of Central Release of Grants in aid through Agency NHM for management and control of COVID-19 from F.Y. 2019-20 to F.Y. 2021-22

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | State/UT                 |   2019-20 (under NHM) | 2020-21 (under ECRP-I)   | 2021-22 (under ECRP- II)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                  0.74 | 14.80                    | 7.11                       |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                 37.11 | 422.67                   | 208.96                     |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                  8.91 | 21.96                    | 63.87                      |
|        4 | Assam                    |                 72.73 | 216.69                   | 365.61                     |
|        5 | Bihar                    |                 66.79 | 193.94                   | 516.43                     |
|        6 | Chandigarh               |                  1.04 | 35.92                    | 2.84                       |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh             |                 25.97 | 109.21                   | 188.03                     |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                  0.52 |                          |                            |
|        9 | Daman and Diu            |                  0.45 | 4.67                     | 4.76                       |
|       10 | Delhi                    |                 22.26 | 787.91                   | 15.10                      |
|       11 | Goa                      |                  1.48 | 17.65                    | 5.89                       |
|       12 | Gujarat                  |                 29.69 | 304.16                   | 239.61                     |
|       13 | Haryana                  |                 37.11 | 187.71                   | 182.42                     |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh         |                 18.55 | 54.48                    | 108.26                     |
|       15 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                 29.69 | 194.58                   | 128.82                     |
|       16 | Jharkhand                |                 25.97 | 70.84                    | 191.67                     |
|       17 | Karnataka                |                 59.37 | 409.63                   | 252.02                     |
|       18 | Kerala                   |                 74.21 | 573.96                   | 86.94                      |
|       19 | Ladakh                   |                  0    | 44.77                    | 31.26                      |
|       20 | Lakshadweep              |                  0.22 | 0.79                     | 0.74                       |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh           |                 55.66 | 286.57                   | 874.35                     |
|       22 | Maharashtra              |                 74.21 | 1185.12                  | 410.39                     |
|       23 | Manipur                  |                  5.94 | 19.92                    | 38.67                      |
|       24 | Meghalaya                |                  5.94 | 14.82                    | 41.37                      |
|       25 | Mizoram                  |                  3.71 | 8.86                     | 19.93                      |
|       26 | Nagaland                 |                  3.71 | 10.27                    | 28.11                      |
|       27 | Odisha                   |                 37.11 | 146.44                   | 258.59                     |
|       28 | Puducherry               |                  0.74 | 23.35                    | 2.71                       |
|       29 | Punjab                   |                 40.82 | 165.28                   | 198.89                     |
|       30 | Rajasthan                |                 85.35 | 426.39                   | 425.00                     |
|       31 | Sikkim                   |                  2.98 | 7.16                     | 9.83                       |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu               |                 48.24 | 868.09                   | 479.59                     |
|       33 | Telangana                |                 33.4  | 386.37                   | 149.34                     |
|       34 | Tripura                  |                  7.42 | 23.21                    | 41.86                      |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh            |                132.09 | 541.56                   | 939.94                     |
|       36 | Uttarakhand              |                 18.55 | 72.25                    | 122.28                     |
|       37 | West Bengal              |                 44.53 | 295.28                   | 604.76                     |

## Note:

1. Release  for  the  FY  2019-20  was  made  under  NHM  from  the  savings  of  Department  of  Health  &  Family Welfare and it was as per the approved Centre-State funding pattern under NHM.
2. Release for the FY 2020-21 is under ECRP-Phase I and is 100% Centrally funded.
3. Release for the FY 2021-22 is under ECRP-Phase II and is as per funding pattern under NHM. It is updated upto 30.01.2022.
4. ECRP refers to India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Package.

## State/UT-wise Covid-19 vaccine supplied from January, 2021 till 8

Annexure-II th February 2022

|   S. No. | State/UT               | Covishield   | Covaxin     | Total        |
|----------|------------------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
|        1 | A&N Islands            | 5,69,880     | 58,000      | 6,27,880     |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh         | 6,52,35,800  | 1,40,11,870 | 7,92,47,670  |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh      | 17,10,890    | 98,000      | 18,08,890    |
|        4 | Assam                  | 3,92,81,340  | 66,85,590   | 4,59,66,930  |
|        5 | Bihar                  | 10,62,43,480 | 1,87,50,825 | 12,49,94,305 |
|        6 | Chandigarh             | 18,76,310    | 1,73,200    | 20,49,510    |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh           | 2,98,69,720  | 61,27,850   | 3,59,97,570  |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 6,37,870     | 44,000      | 6,81,870     |
|        9 | Daman and Diu          | 5,96,180     | 35,000      | 6,31,180     |
|       10 | Delhi                  | 2,15,13,640  | 70,51,970   | 2,85,65,610  |
|       11 | Goa                    | 23,99,860    | 1,74,200    | 25,74,060    |
|       12 | Gujarat                | 8,12,90,420  | 1,43,60,490 | 9,56,50,910  |
|       13 | Haryana                | 3,20,51,080  | 67,98,550   | 3,88,49,630  |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh       | 1,13,70,170  | 8,32,240    | 1,22,02,410  |
|       15 | Jammu and Kashmir      | 1,76,28,310  | 24,87,925   | 2,01,16,235  |
|       16 | Jharkhand              | 2,81,01,620  | 69,26,230   | 3,50,27,850  |
|       17 | Karnataka              | 7,08,52,240  | 1,34,86,680 | 8,43,38,920  |
|       18 | Kerala                 | 4,13,55,630  | 63,50,950   | 4,77,06,580  |
|       19 | Ladakh                 | 4,31,560     | 27,000      | 4,58,560     |
|       20 | Lakshadweep            | 1,02,960     | 7,600       | 1,10,560     |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh         | 9,26,73,100  | 1,85,21,790 | 11,11,94,890 |
|       22 | Maharashtra            | 12,08,34,980 | 2,29,67,010 | 14,38,01,990 |
|       23 | Manipur                | 31,16,330    | 1,74,000    | 32,90,330    |
|       24 | Meghalaya              | 28,10,680    | 2,05,000    | 30,15,680    |
|       25 | Mizoram                | 15,75,830    | 1,99,000    | 17,74,830    |
|       26 | Nagaland               | 15,64,920    | 1,43,000    | 17,07,920    |
|       27 | Odisha                 | 4,70,73,140  | 97,80,685   | 5,68,53,825  |
|       28 | Puducherry             | 16,91,420    | 99,000      | 17,90,420    |
|       29 | Punjab                 | 3,37,61,900  | 54,09,110   | 3,91,71,010  |
|       30 | Rajasthan              | 8,01,56,530  | 1,50,21,165 | 9,51,77,695  |
|       31 | Sikkim                 | 11,22,190    | 1,41,000    | 12,63,190    |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu             | 7,77,43,280  | 1,59,82,800 | 9,37,26,080  |
|       33 | Telangana              | 4,16,94,680  | 69,14,110   | 4,86,08,790  |
|       34 | Tripura                | 51,70,300    | 4,55,340    | 56,25,640    |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh          | 22,32,48,370 | 4,38,50,615 | 26,70,98,985 |
|       36 | Uttarakhand            | 1,43,01,020  | 20,66,860   | 1,63,67,880  |
|       37 | West Bengal            | 10,50,91,710 | 1,79,48,840 | 12,30,40,550 |

Note:  Includes  doses  of  Covishield  and  Covaxin  supplied  free  of  cost  by  Govt.  of  India  and direct procurement by Sates/UTs.

## Details of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP)

- (i) Insurance  scheme  for  health  workers  fighting  COVID-19  was  launched  w.e.f. 30.03.2020  to  provide  comprehensive  personal  accident  cover  of  Rs.  50  lakh  to healthcare providers.  The scheme has been extended and is valid upto April, 2022.
- (ii) PM  Garib  Kalyan  Ann  Yojana  -  Additional  allocation  of  food  grain  @  5  kg  per person  per  month  free  of  cost  was  provided  to  all  beneficiaries  covered  under  the targeted  public  distribution  system  including  those  covered  under  Direct  Benefit Transfer (DBT).  Further, Pulses according to regional preferences @ 1 kg per family were  provided  for  three  months,  free  of  cost.  The  scheme  was  extended  till November, 2020.  The scheme of free food grains was reintroduced for the months of May, 2021 to November, 2021. It has now been extended to March, 2022.
- (iii) Benefit to farmers:  The first installment of Rs 2,000 due in 2020-21 was front-loaded and paid in April, 2020 itself under the PM KISAN Yojana, covering about 8.7 crore farmers.
- (iv) Cash transfers-
- a) An  ex-gratia  of  Rs.  500  per  month  for  three  months  to  Women  Jan  Dhan account holders.
- b) Free of cost LPG cylinders (three) to beneficiaries of Pradhan MantriUjjwalaYojana (PMUY).
- c) Wage-earners, earning below Rs 15,000 per month, in businesses having less than  100  workers,  were  provided  Twenty-four  (24)  percent  of  the  monthly wages into their PF accounts, for three months.  The scheme was extended for another three months, i.e., till August 2020.
- d) An amount of Rs.1000/- to around 3 crore aged widows and people in Divyang category under National Social Assistance Programme.
- (v) MGNREGA wages increased by Rs. 20 with effect from 1 April, 2020.
- (vi) Self-Help groups:  Limit of collateral free lending to Self-Help groups was increased from  Rs.  10lakh  to  Rs.  20  lakh  for  women  organized  through  63  lakhs  Self  Help Groups
- (vii) Other components of PM Garib Kalyan package:
- a) Organized sector:  Employees' Provident Fund Regulations amended to include Pandemic as the reason to allow non-refundable advance of 75 percent of the amount or three months of the wages, whichever is lower, from the accounts.
- b) State  Governments  were  directed  to  utilize  Welfare  Fund  for  Building  and Other  Constructions  Workers  to  provide  assistance  and  support  to  3.5  Crore registered workers of the fund to protect them against economic disruptions.
- c) District Mineral Fund:  The State Governments were asked to utilize the funds available under District Mineral Fund (DMF) for supplementing and augmenting facilities  of  medical  testing,  screening  and  other  requirements  in connection  with  preventing  the  spread  of  COVID-19  pandemic  as  well  as treating the patients affected with this pandemic.

## Annexure-IV

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | Ujjwala                      | PMKISAN             | PMJDY              | 24% EPF   | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)-[old age persons, widows and disabled persons]   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | Amount Transferred (In Lakh) | No of beneficiaries | No of a/c credited | Amount    | Total Beneficiaries                                                                               |
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | Amount Transferred (In Lakh) | No of beneficiaries | No of a/c credited | (Rs lakh) | Total Beneficiaries                                                                               |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 157                          | 10,677              | 23,064             | 155.91    | 5,928                                                                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 5,163                        | 46,95,820           | 60,13,565          | 11,651.14 | 9,32,661                                                                                          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 518                          | 66,323              | 1,80,119           | 0         | 34,139                                                                                            |
| 4         | Assam                                  | 36,257                       | 18,61,715           | 95,34,385          | 252.73    | 8,40,984                                                                                          |
| 5         | Bihar                                  | 1,11,171                     | 58,99,824           | 2,33,15,732        | 4,287.92  | 36,64,811                                                                                         |
| 6         | Chandigarh                             | 2                            | 429                 | 1,10,537           | 2,034.29  | 3,415                                                                                             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                           | 32,416                       | 21,67,441           | 78,57,012          | 6,404.33  | 8,52,275                                                                                          |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 169                          | 13,531              | 52,817             | 0         | 9,588 1,376                                                                                       |
| 9         | Delhi                                  | 1,263                        | 12,075              | 17,387 20,30,271   | 3,642.58  | 1,56,436                                                                                          |
| 10        | Goa                                    | 14                           | 7,854               | 69,987             | 1,265.92  | 2,061                                                                                             |
| 11        | Gujarat                                | 32,592                       | 46,85,062           | 71,08,005          | 18,510.49 | 6,88,953                                                                                          |
| 12        | Haryana                                | 9,902                        | 15,14,497           | 34,16,299          | 6,403.61  | 3,27,269                                                                                          |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 1,965                        | 8,70,609            | 5,84,184           | 3,629.35  | 1,11,863                                                                                          |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 14,574                       | 9,20,451            | 10,49,256          | 2,055.78  | 143289 (including Ladakh)                                                                         |
| 15        | Jharkhand                              | 37,520                       | 12,31,912           | 72,27,042          | 7,666.54  | 12,88,850                                                                                         |
| 16        | Karnataka                              | 37,831                       | 48,39,093           | 79,87,088          | 24,924.83 | 13,98,410                                                                                         |
| 17        | Kerala                                 | 3,323                        | 27,16,844           | 24,13,289          | 9,250.22  | 6,88,329                                                                                          |
| 18        | Ladakh                                 | 166                          | 0                   | 9,951              | 21.08     | Included in J&K above                                                                             |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                            | 3                            | 0                   | 2,867              | 0         | 324                                                                                               |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 77,378                       | 68,12,020           | 1,66,22,091        | 10,711.54 | 22,05,963                                                                                         |
| 21        | Maharashtra                            | 50,513                       | 86,32,718           | 1,29,47,062        | 31,528.87 | 11,68,385                                                                                         |
| 22        | Manipur                                | 2,120                        | 2,83,457            | 5,04,169           | 0         | 61,972                                                                                            |
| 23        | Meghalaya                              | 1,408                        | 1,15,638            | 2,68,908           | 2,224.82  | 54,127                                                                                            |
| 25        | Nagaland                               | 593                          | 1,81,008            | 1,57,792           | 0         | 49,210                                                                                            |
| 26        | Odisha                                 | 57,172                       | 20,03,185           | 81,21,020          | 10,148.60 | 20,27,022                                                                                         |
| 27        | Puducherry                             | 203                          | 9,715               | 83,926             | 1,011.52  | 28,757                                                                                            |
| 28        | Punjab                                 | 16,351                       | 17,52,498           | 33,22,186          | 5,054.89  | 1,40,404                                                                                          |
| 29        | Rajasthan                              | 73,858                       | 51,64,391           | 1,56,13,962        | 7,946.42  | 9,87,781                                                                                          |
| 30        | Sikkim                                 | 165                          | 0                   | 42,552             | 0         | 18,332                                                                                            |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                             | 41,390                       | 35,59,533           | 60,75,989          | 34,570.97 | 18,14,700                                                                                         |
| 32        | Telangana                              | 13,036                       | 33,31,468           | 52,60,800          | 10,233.62 | 6,65,956                                                                                          |
| 33        | Tripura                                | 3,747                        | 1,90,441            | 4,31,770           | 0         | 1,38,473                                                                                          |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 1,81,728                     | 1,76,75,849         | 3,18,13,530        | 15,741.60 | 52,57,390                                                                                         |