Lok Sabha Question No. 334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: Vande Bharat Mission
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.334

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2021

## VANDE BHARAT MISSION

## 334.    SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of persons brought to India under the Vande Bharat Mission in its various phases along with details, country-wise;
- (b) the   manner   in   which   these   passengers   were   screened   and quarantined;
- (c) the total number of neighboring countries that sought the help of India for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from India, country-wise and quantity of vaccines sought by them;
- (d) whether some of these countries are likely to be provided these vaccines as gift; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a)  As per the information available with Ministry of External Affairs, as on 20 January 2021, around 39 lakh people have returned to India under 9 phases of the Vande Bharat Mission. Since most Indian nationals stranded in foreign   countries   have   safely   returned   to   their   homes,   the   incoming passengers are now being treated as 'International Arrivals'. A country-wise list is attached at Annexure A.

(b) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Ministry of Home Affairs have been issuing revised guidelines on screening and quarantine from time to time. Based on these guidelines, State Governments have been issuing   their   own   SOPs   for   arriving   passengers   for   the   purpose   of screening, testing and quarantine.

(c) to (e) As on 22 January 2021, India has provided Covid-19 vaccines in form of grant-in-aid to following countries:

|   Sl. No. | Countries   | Doses    |
|-----------|-------------|----------|
|         1 | Bhutan      | 1.5 lakh |
|         2 | Maldives    | 1 lakh   |
|         3 | Bangladesh  | 20 lakh  |
|         4 | Nepal       | 10 lakh  |
|         5 | Myanmar     | 15 lakh  |

|   6 | Mauritius   | 1 lakh   |
|-----|-------------|----------|
|   7 | Seychelles  | 50,000   |

## Annexure- I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 334 Country wise Number of Repatriated Indians upto 20.01.2021

| COUNTRY WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL   | COUNTRY WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| COUNTRY                                           | 20.01.2021 NO. OF REPATRIATED INDIANS             |
| AFGHANISTAN                                       | 15603                                             |
| ALGERIA                                           | 1338                                              |
| ANGOLA                                            | 770                                               |
| ARMENIA                                           | 720                                               |
| AUSTRALIA                                         | 12593                                             |
| AZERBAIJAN                                        | 186                                               |
| BAHRAIN                                           | 56532                                             |
| BANGLADESH                                        | 26560                                             |
| BARBADOS                                          | 115                                               |
| BELARUS                                           | 232                                               |
| BELGIUM                                           | 296                                               |
| BHUTAN                                            | 1801                                              |
| BRAZIL                                            | 510                                               |
| BRUNEI                                            | 408                                               |
| BULGARIA                                          | 698                                               |
| CAMBODIA                                          | 596                                               |
| CANADA                                            | 61504                                             |
| CHINA                                             | 1257                                              |
| CROATIA                                           | 3                                                 |
| DENMARK                                           | 52                                                |
| DJIBOUTI                                          | 326                                               |
| EGYPT                                             | 1892                                              |
| ESTONIA                                           | 6                                                 |
| ETHIOPIA                                          | 11274                                             |
| FIJI                                              | 5                                                 |
| FINLAND                                           | 223                                               |
| FRANCE                                            | 54246                                             |
| GEORGIA                                           | 2047                                              |
| GERMANY                                           | 65260                                             |
| GHANA                                             | 302                                               |
| GREECE                                            | 163                                               |
| HONG KONG                                         | 2248                                              |
| HUNGARY                                           | 3                                                 |
| INDONESIA                                         | 4026                                              |
| IRAN                                              | 5332                                              |
| IRAQ                                              | 12412                                             |
| IRELAND                                           | 485                                               |
| ISRAEL                                            | 1105                                              |
| ITALY                                             | 9647                                              |
| JAPAN                                             | 9290                                              |
| JORDAN                                            | 838                                               |
| KAZAKHSTAN                                        | 3686                                              |

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| KENYA        | 7922    |
|--------------|---------|
| KUWAIT       | 170595  |
| KYRGYZSTAN   | 11297   |
| LAOS         | 427     |
| LATVIA       | 5       |
| LEBANON      | 893     |
| MADAGASCAR   | 84      |
| MALAYSIA     | 32313   |
| MALDIVES     | 52248   |
| MALI         | 237     |
| MALTA        | 256     |
| MAURITIUS    | 1582    |
| MEXICO       | 228     |
| MOLDOVA      | 243     |
| MONGOLIA     | 34      |
| MOROCCO      | 99      |
| MYANMAR      | 1635    |
| NEPAL        | 6147    |
| NETHERLANDS  | 17921   |
| NEW ZEALAND  | 1897    |
| NIGERIA      | 6233    |
| NORWAY       | 267     |
| OMAN         | 216910  |
| OTHERS       | 11515   |
| PAKISTAN     | 683     |
| PHILIPPINES  | 8473    |
| POLAND       | 342     |
| PORTUGAL     | 54      |
| QATAR        | 226660  |
| ROMANIA      | 8       |
| RUSSIA       | 10923   |
| RWANDA       | 1124    |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 365929  |
| SCOTLAND     | 35      |
| SEYCHELLES   | 2343    |
| SINGAPORE    | 63691   |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 1161    |
| SOUTH KOREA  | 3484    |
| SPAIN        | 1117    |
| SRI LANKA    | 16667   |
| SUDAN        | 125     |
| SWEDEN       | 1270    |
| SWITZERLAND  | 27      |
| SYRIA        | 12      |
| TAIWAN       | 144     |
| TAJIKISTAN   | 2085    |
| TANZANIA     | 5435    |
| THAILAND     | 4700 25 |
| TUNISIA      |         |

| TURKEY                   |    2156 |
|--------------------------|---------|
| TURKMENISTAN             |     105 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     | 1568469 |
| UNITED KINGDOM           |  152913 |
| UKRAINE                  |    8622 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |  250937 |
| UZBEKISTAN               |    1937 |
| VIETNAM                  |    1387 |
| YEMEN                    |     184 |
| ZIMBABWE                 |       5 |
| TOTAL BY AIR             | 3610810 |
| TOTAL BY SEA             |    3987 |
| TOTAL BY LAND            |  397106 |

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