Lok Sabha Question No. 3789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Medical Oxygen Plants
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3789 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 th MARCH, 2022

## MEDICAL OXYGEN PLANTS

## 3789    SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the number of oxygen plants installed and functioning in the country as on date, State/UTwise;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to set up medical oxygen plants in each district of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline fixed for the purpose;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  comprehensive  mission  to  encourage entrepreneurship and generate employment in health sector keeping in view acute shortage of manpower; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

## (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (c): The Government of India has sanctioned 1561 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen  generation  plants.  These  include  1225  PSA  plants  which  have  been  installed  and commissioned under PMCARES Fund in every district of the country. Additionally , 336 PSA Plants  are  set  up  by  PSUs  of  Ministry  of  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas,  Ministry  of  Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways etc. As on date 1541 out of 1561 PSA plants have been  commissioned.  State/UT-wise  details  of  PSA  plants  sanctioned  and  commissioned across the country is placed at Annexure.
- (d)  &  (e)  The  Government  of  India  has  provided  the  necessary  financial  and  technical assistance  to  all  States/UTs  in  building  up  the  oxygen  infrastructure.  Under  Emergency Response Package (ECRP)-I & II, the Government has provided Rs. 15,000 Crore and Rs 23,123  Crore  respectively  to  the  states  for  augmentation  of  health  infrastructure,  oxygen supported beds, isolation beds, ICUs & Human Resources etc.

## State-wise details of PSA plants setup in the Country

| S.No.   | State / UT                            | PSA Plant   | PSA Plant    |
|---------|---------------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
| S.No.   | State / UT                            | Sanctioned  | Commissioned |
| 1.      | A&N Island                            | 3           | 3            |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                        | 34          | 34           |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 31          | 31           |
| 4.      | Assam                                 | 54          | 54           |
| 5.      | Bihar                                 | 79          | 79           |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                            | 4           | 4            |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                          | 58          | 58           |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 4           | 4            |
| 9.      | Delhi                                 | 43          | 43           |
| 10.     | Goa                                   | 7           | 7            |
| 11.     | Gujarat                               | 72          | 72           |
| 12.     | Haryana                               | 46          | 46           |
| 13.     | Himachal Pradesh                      | 30          | 29           |
| 14.     | J&K                                   | 32          | 32           |
| 15.     | Jharkhand                             | 53          | 52           |
| 16.     | Karnataka                             | 92          | 92           |
| 17.     | Kerala                                | 35          | 35           |
| 18.     | Ladakh                                | 12          | 10           |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep                           | 2           | 2            |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh                        | 116         | 115          |
| 21.     | Maharashtra                           | 87          | 87           |
| 22.     | Manipur                               | 17          | 17           |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                             | 15          | 14           |
| 24.     | Mizoram                               | 15          | 14           |
| 25.     | Nagaland                              | 17          | 15           |
| 26.     | Odisha                                | 53          | 53           |
| 27.     | Puducherry                            | 8           | 8            |
| 28.     | Punjab                                | 45          | 45           |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                             | 75          | 74           |
| 30.     | Sikkim                                | 5           | 5            |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu                            | 86          | 83           |
| 32.     | Telangana                             | 54          | 54           |
| 33.     | Tripura                               | 14          | 14           |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh                         | 169         | 167          |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                           | 29          | 29           |
| 36.     | West Bengal                           | 63          | 58           |

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