Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 61 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH FEBRUARY , 2021 COVID - 19 VACCINATION

## †*61. SHRI AJAY KUMA R MISRA TENI: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SON KAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has tied up with multiple vaccine manufacturers getting higher number of Coronavirus vaccines, if so, the details thereo with the number of vaccines approved so far by the Expert Committee set up the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  administer  the  vaccine  f COVID - 19  to  the  entire  population  free of  cost  on  priority  basis,  if  so,  the details thereof indicating the States that are implementing the drive;
- (c)  the  number  of  intended  beneficiaries  and  the  expenditure  likely incurred thereon, State/UT - wise; and
- (d)  the  details  of  funds disbursed  for  procurement  of  protective  gears  for frontline healthcare workers and others as on date, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

## STATEME NT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 61* FOR 5 TH FEBRUARY , 2021

(a) to (d) As per New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 under Drugs Cosmetics Act,1940 and in light of urgent need due to COVID pandemic in t country, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), headed by th Drugs  Controller  General  of India  (DCGI),  the  National  Regulator,  in consultation with the Subject Expert Committee (SEC), has granted permiss to  manufacture  two  COVID - 19  vaccines,  after  following  the  prescribed procedure and evaluation of pre - clinical and clinical trial data for restricted use in emergency situation. The Government of India is using these two vacci that  have  been  given  the  necessary  approval  by  the  CDSCO.  These  two vaccines  are  Covishield  vaccine  of  Serum  Institute  of  India  and  Cova vaccine of Bharat Biotech International limited.

National  Expert  Group  on  Vaccine  Administration  for  COVID - 19 (NEGVAC)  provides  guidance  on  all  aspects  of  COVID - 19  vaccination including  prioritization  of  population  groups,  procurement  and  inven management, vaccine selection, vaccine delivery and tracking mechanism etc. NEGVAC has prioritized Health Care Workers and Front Line Workers during the initial phase of COVID - 19  vaccination followed by prioritized population groups of persons aged 50 years and above, and those aged les s than 50 years with comorbidities. T he vaccines are being provided free of cost by the Centr Government for vaccination of Health Care Workers and Front Line Workers and vaccination is being implemented across all States and UTs.

A  total  of  96,28,179  H ealth  Care  Workers  and  78,51,249 Front  Line Workers have been registered as on 03 rd February 2021. The expenditure to be incurred as operational cost for vaccination of estimated 3 crore Healt Workers and Front Line Workers is about INR 480 crore. Th e disbursement of funds for meeting the operational cost to the States/UTs is being done as beneficiaries registered on Co - WIN portal. The State/UT - wise details of Health Care Workers and Front Line Workers registered on Co - WIN portal along with th e disbursement of first tranche of operational cost is at Annexure - 1.

In addition, under the 'India COVID - 19 Emergency Response and Health Systems  Preparedness  Package',  the  States/UTs  have  been  provided  with additional in - kind support which includes N95 m asks and PPE kits. The details of same are placed at Annexure -2.

State/UT- wise details of Health Care Workers & Front Line Workers registered on CO -WIN portal and disbursement of operational costs for COVID - 19 vaccination

| S. No   | State/UT                  | Health Care Workers   | Front Line Workers   | O perational cost(INR)   |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4, 980                | 10,082               | 7,77,280                 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 4, 43, 657            | 5,95,666             | 6,08,83,200              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 24, 636               | 35,782               | 38,10,720                |
| 4       | Assam                     | 2, 14, 452            | 1,48,710             | 2,46,28,000              |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 4, 76, 570            | 1,97,836             | 7,08,35,360              |
| 6       | Chandigarh                | 19, 143               | 23,554               | 13,75,840                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 2, 74, 609            | 1,79,488             | 4,06,20,640              |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 4, 417                | 1,844                | 6,50,720                 |
| 9       | Daman and Diu             | 1, 466                | 1,323                | 2,01,440                 |
| 10      | Delhi                     | 2, 55, 688            | 3,38,011             | 3,46,45,600              |
| 11      | Goa                       | 19, 292               | 15,657               | 29,25,120                |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 5, 67, 555            | 3,47,232             | 6,96,74,560              |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 2, 32, 275            | 1,10,027             | 3,03,91,360              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 80, 954               | 43,423               | 1,15,75,840              |
| 15      | Jammu and Kashmir         | 1, 14, 910            | 2,59,627             | 1,70,99,680              |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 1, 68, 036            | 1,55,426             | 2,01,29,280              |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 8, 02, 101            | 2,70,232             | 10,08,38,080             |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 4, 25, 121            | 1,02,016             | 5,33,54,560              |
| 19      | Ladakh                    | 6, 101                | 8,706                | 7,34,720                 |
| 20      | Lakshadweep               | 1, 301                | 635                  | 1,33,440                 |
| 21      | Madhya Pradesh            | 4, 49, 012            | 2,86,988             | 6,47,75,040              |
| 22      | Maharashtra               | 9, 78, 986            | 5,94,031             | 11,94,14,720             |
| 23      | Manipur                   | 45, 928               | 79,483               | 68,51,520                |
| 24      | Meghalaya                 | 31, 588               | 34,021               | 44,55,520                |
| 25      | Mizoram                   | 15, 697               | 27,557               | 22,88,320                |
| 26      | Nagaland                  | 21, 534               | 51,063               | 32,41,600                |
| 27      | Odisha                    | 3, 64, 657            | 1,92,887             | 5,27,37,760              |
| 28      | Puducherry                | 25, 602               | 6,302                | 20,85,920                |
| 29      | Punjab                    | 2, 02, 934            | 1,65,679             | 2,53,82,720              |
| 30      | Rajasthan                 | 5, 44, 336            | 2,39,941             | 6,42,00,800              |
| 31      | Sikkim                    | 11, 426               | 12,987               | 14,06,240                |
| 32      | Tamil Nadu                | 5, 52, 784            | 3,03,187             | 6,42,05,120              |
| 33      | Telangana                 | 3, 58, 135            | 1,87,161             | 4,65,72,480              |
| 34      | Tripura                   | 49, 348               | 62,491               | 72,71,040                |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh             | 9, 23, 993            | 6,32,738             | 13,32,69,920             |
| 36      | Uttarakhand               | 1, 01, 786            | 64,418               | 1,41,94,880              |
| 37      | West Bengal               | 7, 18, 838            | 5,48,292             | 7,72,75,680              |
| 38      | Miscellaneous (Defence)   | 94,331                | 15,16,746            | -                        |
|         | Total                     | 96,28,179             | 78,51,249            | 1,23,49,14,720           |

Data as on 3 rd February on Co - WIN portal

Annexure - 2 Status of distribution of centrally procured N95 masks and PPE kits for COVID - 19

(as on 24 th January 2021)

| S. No   | State/UT                             |   N95 masks distributed (in lakh) |   PPE kits distributed (in lakh) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |                              2.71 |                             0.84 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       |                             15.63 |                             3.19 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                              2.76 |                             1.36 |
| 4       | Assam                                |                             11.96 |                             4.11 |
| 5       | Bihar                                |                             14.32 |                             6.04 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                           |                              3.28 |                             1.31 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                         |                              5.72 |                             2.32 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                              1.84 |                             0.7  |
| 9       | Delhi                                |                             20.42 |                             9.11 |
| 10      | Goa                                  |                              3.22 |                             1.06 |
| 11      | Gujarat                              |                             25.42 |                            13.08 |
| 12      | Haryana                              |                              9.2  |                             2.86 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                     |                              5.5  |                             2.82 |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                             11.14 |                             6.04 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                            |                              6.11 |                             3.16 |
| 16      | Karnataka                            |                             18.31 |                             6.54 |
| 17      | Kerala                               |                              8    |                             1.89 |
| 18      | Ladakh                               |                              1.9  |                             0.79 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                          |                              0.42 |                             0.2  |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                       |                             15.54 |                             9.02 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                          |                             32.01 |                            14.83 |
| 22      | Manipur                              |                              2.67 |                             0.84 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                            |                              2.1  |                             0.57 |
| 24      | Mizoram                              |                              1.96 |                             0.36 |
| 25      | Nagaland                             |                              1.95 |                             0.3  |
| 26      | Odisha                               |                              9.55 |                             2.98 |
| 27      | Puducherry                           |                              3.89 |                             1.71 |
| 28      | Punjab                               |                              7.02 |                             3.73 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                            |                             18.65 |                             9.13 |
| 30      | Sikkim                               |                              2.1  |                             0.57 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                           |                             18.66 |                             5.39 |
| 32      | Telangana                            |                             14.85 |                             2.81 |
| 33      | Tripura                              |                              3.66 |                             1.53 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                          |                              4.26 |                             2.39 |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                        |                             23.56 |                            14.72 |
| 36      | West Bengal                          |                             18.38 |                             4.85 |
| 37      | Central Institutions                 |                             59.79 |                            26.41 |
|         | Total                                |                            408.49 |                           169.52 |