Lok Sabha Question No. 1832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Unvaccinated Population
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, Behanan Benny, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, Agatha K. Sangma, Anto  Antony

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY 2022

## UNVACCINATED POPULATION

## 1832. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B :

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA :

SHRI ANTO ANTONY :

SRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  more  than  35  percent  of  population  is  yet  to  be vaccinated as on date and, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of people above the age of 60 years who are yet to receive second or both doses of COVID-19 vaccination, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether COVID-19 Vaccines having a validity up to December, 2021 have been utilized and, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the validity of these vaccines have been extended and, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  huge  quantities  of  vaccines  remained  stored  and could not be forwarded to needy States/UTs and if so, the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e) As on 8 th February 2022, a total of 95.09 crore (93.9%) population aged 15 years and above have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 73.59 crore (72.6%) have received both the doses. Details of person unvaccinated among 60 years and above States/UTs-wise is given at annexure 1. Under  National  Covid-19  Vaccination  Programme,  the  COVID-19  vaccines  have  been  utilized within their shelf-life.

The National Regulator i.e. Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, has approved the shelf life of  9  months  for  Covishield  vaccine  and  for  Covaxin  vaccine  it  is  12  months  from  the  date  of manufacture.

Adequate  Covid-19  vaccine  doses  are  made  available  to  all  States/UTs  to  vaccinate  all  eligible beneficiaries with 1 st dose, 2 nd dose and precaution dose.

Annexure-1 State/UT wise unvaccinated person among 60 years and above population (As on 8 th February 2022)

|   S. No. | State/UT            | Not received 1 st dose   | Not received 2 nd dose   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | A &NIslands         | (-)9,193                 | 357                      |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh      | 5,87,850                 | 2,69,347                 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 31,167                   | 10,923                   |
|        4 | Assam               | 4,97,378                 | 4,14,016                 |
|        5 | Bihar               | 6,80,870                 | 10,22,922                |
|        6 | Chandigarh          | (-)33,649                | 15,160                   |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh        | 2,38,325                 | 2,79,631                 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 9,416                    | 3,130                    |
|        9 | Daman &Diu          | 5,958                    | 1,211                    |
|       10 | Delhi               | 3,95,064                 | 2,30,519                 |
|       11 | Goa                 | (-)25,496                | 25,716                   |
|       12 | Gujarat             | 4,51,797                 | 1,52,415                 |
|       13 | Haryana             | (-)4,948                 | 3,95,486                 |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh    | (-)28,865                | 21,794                   |
|       15 | Jammu &Kashmir      | 2,740                    | (-)90,395                |
|       16 | Jharkhand           | 7,30,636                 | 7,59,228                 |
|       17 | Karnataka           | 3,85,803                 | 5,36,201                 |
|       18 | Kerala              | (-)1,02,414              | 5,71,827                 |
|       19 | Ladakh              | (-)2,274                 | 2,069                    |
|       20 | Lakshadweep         | (-)2,112                 | 16                       |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh      | 5,62,443                 | 21,903                   |
|       22 | Maharashtra         | 13,02,489                | 29,40,605                |
|       23 | Manipur             | 1,29,973                 | 32,432                   |
|       24 | Meghalaya           | 1,15,223                 | 23,099                   |
|       25 | Mizoram             | 11,333                   | 13,768                   |
|       26 | Nagaland            | 85,674                   | 13,659 6,54,796          |
|       27 | Odisha              | 4,73,246                 |                          |
|       28 | Puducherry          | 19,630                   | 37,916                   |
|       29 | Punjab              | 7,00,825                 | 6,49,203                 |
|       30 | Rajasthan           | (-)8,00,670              | 6,42,739                 |
|       31 | Sikkim              | 3,280                    | 6,704                    |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu          | 26,26,801                | 18,18,568                |
|       33 | Telangana           | 2,05,659                 | 4,43,396                 |
|       34 | Tripura             | 74,615                   | 60,240                   |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh       | 12,01,535                | 33,39,427                |
|       36 | Uttarakhand         | 56,209                   | 17,463                   |
|       37 | West Bengal         | 15,06,474                | 14,66,373                |
|       38 | India               | 1,20,82,792              | 1,68,03,864              |

Note: Negative value indicate probable migration of beneficiaries for vaccination from other states.