Lok Sabha Question No. 2035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Proactive Measures Against Coronavirus
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. No 2035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th JULY, 2021

## PROACTIVE MEASURES AGAINST CORONAVIRUS

## 2035 SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL :

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  patients  infected  from  Coronavirus  in  India  at  pres State/UT wise;
- (b) whether any proactive action apart from vaccination is being taken to protect infected and the rest non - infected people of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH A ND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARTI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d) :Till 28 th July 2021, a total of 31,484,605 cases of COVID - 19 have been reported in the country by states/UTs. Details are placed at Annexure I .  The fourth national serosurvey by ICMR conductedduring  June - July  2021  has  found  that  67.6%  of  population  has  antibodies  agai COVID - 19 indicating that a large proportion of population is still susceptible to infecti

Although Health is a state subject, Government of India has provided the required t echnical support and has also supported the states through logistic and financial support to furth the existing health infrastructure to tackle COVID - 19 pandemic.

Some of the ongoing initiatives to further strengthen healthcare infrastructure include:

- A  three - tier  arrangement  of  dedicated  COVID -19  health  facilities  [(i)  COVID  Care  Center (CCC);  (ii)  Dedicated  COVID  Health  Centre  (DCHC)  and  (iii)  Dedicated  COVID  Hospita (DCH)]  has  been  implemented  in  the  country  to  reduce  the  risk  of  cross  inf ection  to non -

COVID patients as well as to maintain continuity of non - COVID essential health services in the country.

- Government of India has roped in tertiary care hospitals under other ministries to s the hospital facilities. Further, many larg e temporary treatment facilities were established b DRDO to manage surge in COVID - 19 cases in the country. The isolation bed capacity and I bed capacity was also enhanced continuously .
- The  daily  liquid  medical  oxygen  (LMO)  supply  was  increased  by  enhanc ement  of  LMO production  in  steel  plants  as  well  as  in  other  LMO  plants.  Further,  restrictions imposed on industrial use of oxygen.
- Online digital solutions viz. Oxygen Demand Aggregation system (ODAS) and Oxygen Digit Tracking System (ODTS) h ave been developed to ascertain the demand for medical oxygen from all medical facilities and to track their transportation.
- To avoid wastage of medical oxygen, guidelines on rational use of oxygen were issued th September 2020, and further revised a nd disseminated to States on 25 th April 2021.
- To generate oxygen at the health facility level, PSA plants are being established in e hospitals to reduce the burden on the medical oxygen supply grid across the country.
- Further, to fast - track the availability of Medical Oxygen in rural and peri - urban areas, more than 39,000 oxygen concentrators have been allocated to various States.
- A  COVID  Drugs  Management  Cell  (CDMC)  has  been  set  up  in  the  Department  of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to oversee the management of smooth supply of drugs used in COVID -19 management.
- Action is initiated at the National level to augment production of critical drugs incl besides support in terms of equitable distribution of the critical s upplies.
- A Drugs Coordination Committee (DCC) has been constituted as an institutional mechan under  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  for  efficient  decision  making  on  all  the  issu respect to COVID - 19 related drugs including availability through inte - departmental consultations.
- All States/UT and State Drugs Controllers have been requested to verify stock of dr check other malpractices and take effective steps to curb hoarding and black marketing drugs like Remdesivir.
- Ministry of Heal th & Family Welfare continues to provide technical guidance for managi various aspects of COVID - 19. So far more than 150 guidelines/advisories/SoPs/plans have b provided to States/UTs.
- Further COVID- 19 treatment protocols and advisories both for adul ts as well as pediatric age groups were issued and widely disseminated to promote rational use of drugs and oxygen.
- U nder the National COVID Vaccination Program, Government of India is procuring vacci and providing them free of cost to States and UTs. As on 25 th July 2021, a total of about 44.91 crore doses have been supplied to States/UTs from all sources i.e Government of India's Covid vaccine supply free of cost to all States/UTs, State/UTs and Private Hospitals procu vaccine.

Union Government  has  provided  financial  support  to  States/UTs  for  ramping  up  Hea Infrastructure and support all aspects of management of COVID - 19.

- During the F.Y. 2019 - 20. funds to the tune of Rs.1113.21 crore was released to the State under NHM. State/U T wise details are at Annexure II .
- In  September  2020,  the  Union  Government  allowed  the  states  to  spend  maximum  35%  o annual allocation of funds under SDRF for the financial year 2019 - 20. The ceiling was further enhanced to 50% during the financial years 2 020- 21 and 2021 - 22 for containment measures of COVID - 19.
- During  the  FY  2020 - 21,  funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.8257.88  crore  has  been  released  to States/UTs towards the India COVID - 19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package. State/UT wise d etails are at Annexure III .
- In  addition,  'India  COVID - 19 Emergency Response & Health System Preparedness Package: Phase II' has also been approved by the Cabinet with Rs 23,123 crores (with Rs. 15,000 Cr as Central Component & Rs 8,123 Cr as State componen t) and is to be implemented from 1 st July 2021 to 31 st March 2022.

Annexure I State/UT wise cumulative number of COVID - 19 c ase s as reported by States/UTs (as on 2 8 th July 2021)

| S. No.   | States/UT         | Cases      |
|----------|-------------------|------------|
| 1        | A&N Islands       | 7,530      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,957,932  |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 46,800     |
| 4        | Assam             | 561,455    |
| 5        | Bihar             | 724,597    |
| 6        | Chandigarh        | 61,938     |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh      | 1,001,487  |
| 8        | D&D & D&N         | 10,639     |
| 9        | Delhi             | 1,436,026  |
| 10       | Goa               | 170,729    |
| 11       | Gujarat           | 824,774    |
| 12       | Haryana           | 769,796    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  | 205,383    |
| 14       | J&K (UT)          | 320,866    |
| 15       | Jharkhand         | 347,022    |
| 16       | Karnataka         | 2,897,664  |
| 17       | Kerala            | 3,305,245  |
| 18       | Ladakh (UT)       | 20,314     |
| 19       | Lakshdweep        | 10,149     |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh    | 791,767    |
| 21       | Maharashtra       | 6,276,057  |
| 22       | Manipur           | 94,821     |
| 23       | Meghalaya         | 62,473     |
| 24       | Mizoram           | 35,297     |
| 25       | Nagaland          | 27,472     |
| 26       | Odisha            | 970,814    |
| 27       | Puducherry        | 120,530    |
| 28       | Punjab            | 598,882    |
| 29       | Rajasthan         | 953,575    |
| 30       | Sikkim            | 25,616     |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu        | 2,552,049  |
| 32       | Telangana         | 642,436    |
| 33       | Tripura           | 77,412     |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,708,226  |
| 35       | Uttarakhand       | 341,874    |
| 36       | West Bengal       | 1,524,958  |
|          | Total             | 31,484,605 |

Annexure - II Crores)

## Central Release of Grants in aid for management and containment COVID - 19 (in Rs.

| S. No.   | Name of the State /UTs             | Central Releases 2019- 20   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 0.74                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 37.11                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 8.91                        |
| 4        | Assam                              | 72.73                       |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 66.79                       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 1.04                        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       | 25.97                       |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli               | 0.52                        |
| 9        | Daman & Diu                        | 0.45                        |
| 10       | Delhi                              | 22.26                       |
| 11       | Goa                                | 1.48                        |
| 12       | Gujarat                            | 29.69                       |
| 13       | Haryana                            | 37.11                       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 18.55                       |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | 29.69                       |
| 16       | Jharkhand                          | 25.97                       |
| 17       | Karnataka                          | 59.37                       |
| 18       | Kerala                             | 74.21                       |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        | 0.22                        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 55.66                       |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        | 74.21                       |
| 22       | Manipur                            | 5.94                        |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          | 5.94                        |
| 24       | Mizoram                            | 3.71                        |
| 25       | Nagaland                           | 3.71                        |
| 26       | Orissa                             | 37.11                       |
| 27       | Puducherry                         | 0.74                        |
| 28       | Punjab                             | 40.82                       |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          | 85.35                       |
| 30       | Sikkim                             | 2.98                        |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                         | 48.24                       |
| 32       | Telangana                          | 33.40                       |
| 33       | Tripura                            | 7.42                        |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 132.09                      |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                        | 18.55                       |
| 36       | West Bengal                        | 44.53                       |
|          | Grand Total                        | 1,113.21                    |

Note:

1. For the FY 2020 - 21, the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been combined.

Annexure - III - 19 Emergency Response and Health

## Central Release of Grants in aid under the India COVID System Preparedness Package during the FY 2020 - 21 (in Rs. Crores)

| S. No.   | Name of the State /UTs           | Central Releases   |
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands        | 14.80              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                   | 422.67             |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                | 21.96              |
| 4        | Assam                            | 216.69             |
| 5        | Bihar                            | 193.94             |
| 6        | Chandigarh                       | 35.92              |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                     | 109.21             |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu | 4.67               |
| 9        | Delhi                            | 787.91             |
| 10       | Goa                              | 17.65              |
| 11       | Gujarat                          | 304.16             |
| 12       | Haryana                          | 187.71             |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                 | 54.48              |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 194.58             |
| 15       | Jharkhand                        | 70.84              |
| 16       | Karnataka                        | 409.63             |
| 17       | Kerala                           | 573.96             |
| 18       | Ladakh                           | 44.77              |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                      | 0.79               |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                   | 286.57             |
| 21       | Maharashtra                      | 1,185.12           |
| 22       | Manipur                          | 19.92              |
| 23       | Meghalaya                        | 14.82              |
| 24       | Mizoram                          | 8.86               |
| 25       | Nagaland                         | 10.27              |
| 26       | Orissa                           | 146.44             |
| 27       | Puducherry                       | 23.35              |
| 28       | Punjab                           | 165.28             |
| 29       | Rajasthan                        | 426.39             |
| 30       | Sikkim                           | 7.16               |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                       | 868.09             |
| 32       | Telangana                        | 386.37             |
| 33       | Tripura                          | 23.21              |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                    | 541.56             |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                      | 72.25              |
| 36       | West Bengal                      | 295.28             |
|          | Total                            | 8,147.28           |
|          | Health Insurance                 | 110.6              |
|          | Grand Total                      | 8,257.88           |