Lok Sabha Question No. 812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Budget outlay for COVID-19 Vaccine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Jothimani

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 812 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY, 2021

## BUDGET OUTLAY FOR CO VID - 19 VACCINE

## 812. MS. S. JOTHIMAN I:

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

- (a) the details of COVID 19 vaccine orders/placed by the Government with dates and quantity since March 2020;
- (b) the funds allocated and spent for the purchase of COVID 19 vaccines since March 2020;
- (c) the funds a llocated from the Rs. 35,000 crore budget outlay as announced in Union budget 2021;
- (d) whether the Government has a roadmap for vaccination of the entire population by December 2021,if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of COVID - 19 vaccine orders t hat are yet to be delivered; and
- (f) the details of the criteria employed by the Government in allocating vaccines to States/UTs alongwith the studies used to substantiate increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine to 12 to 16 weeks?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Details of communication made by Government of India to HLL, the procurement agenc for procurement of COVID - 19 vaccines is as under:

| Date of communication to HLL   | Vaccine quantity (in crore)   | Vaccine quantity (in crore)   | Vaccine quantity (in crore)   |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Date of communication to HLL   | Covishield doses              | Covaxin doses                 | Total doses                   |
| 10 th January 2021             | 1.1                           | 0.55                          | 1.65                          |
| 3 rd February 2021             | 1.0                           | 0.45                          | 1.45                          |
| 10 th February 2021            | 1.5                           | -                             | 1.5                           |
| 24 th February 2021            | 2.0                           | -                             | 2.0                           |
| 12 th March 2021               | 10                            | 2                             | 12                            |
| 5 th May 2021                  | 11                            | 5                             | 16                            |
| 16 th July 2021                | 37.5                          | 28.5                          | 66                            |
| TOTAL                          | 64.1                          | 36.5                          | 100.6                         |

(b) & (c): Funds spent so far on purchase of COVID - 19 vaccines out of the budget outlay of Rs. 35,000 (as of July 2021) is Rs 8071.09 crore.

(d):The COVID - 19 vaccination is an ongoing and dynamic process, which is being guided b theNational Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID - 19 (NEGVAC) on the basis of concurrent  scientific  evidence.  In  view  of  the  dynamic  and  evolving  nature  of  Co vid - 19 Pandemic, no fixed timelines at present can be indicated for the completion of vaccinatio however  it  is  expected  that  all beneficiaries  aged  18  years  and  above  will  be  vaccinated  by December 2021.

(e):  A  total  of  3.84  crore  doses  of  Covaxin from  Order  dated  5 th May  2021  are  still  being delivered.

(f): Vaccine doses areprovided free of cost by theGovernment of India all to States/UTs based on criteria such as prorate target population, the progress of vaccination in State/UT and vaccine wastage.

The increase in the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine to 12 to 16 weeks was based onavailable scientific evidence particularly from the United Kingdom as well as WHO global guidance.