Lok Sabha Question No. 832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Doses of COVID Vaccine Administered
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

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

LOK SABHA U NSTARRED QUESTION NO. 832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD JULY, 2021

## DOSES OF COVID VACCI NE ADMINISTERED

## 832. SHRI NAMA NAGES WARA RAO:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that less than 10 percent of Indians have got even single dose  of COVID vaccine,  despite  India  being  the  world's  leading vaccine  manufacturer,  if  so reasons thereof;

(b) the total number of people vaccinated with first dose and second dose as on date and number ofCOVID - 19 vaccination sites operating in the country, State/UT/district -wise;

- (c) whether the Government is aware that many vaccination sites in the country got closed down due to non availability of vaccines at those sites, if so, the details thereof and the time by which they are likely to be reopened; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to pace up the vaccination campaign including inc reasing thepresent supply of existing vaccines and granting emergency use authorisation to other WHO approvedvaccines manufactured in foreign countries?

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

- (a): As on 20 th July 2021, around 34.5% of estimated population aged 18 years and above ha received at least one dose of COVID - 19 vaccine.

(b): As on 20 thJuly 2021, a total of 32.64 crore 1 stdose and 8.55 crore 2 nd dose have been administered across the country. A total of 2.15 lakh COVID - 19 Vaccination Centres have been operational across the country (State/UT - wise details at Annexure).

- (c): There has been no shortage of vaccines and Government of India has been p roviding free supply of vaccines to States/UTs for administration to prioritized beneficiaries as reco by NEGVAC. Advance visibility of these allocations i.e. the total doses of vaccine that w available to State/UT, are provided 15 days in ad vance so as to enable States/UTs toprepare plan for acceleration of vaccination coverage while being cognizant of the available vaccines.

(d):Government of India has taken m any steps to augment the domestic manufacturing capacity COVID - 19  vaccines.  Th ese  include  support  to  M/s  Bharat  Biotech  and threePublic  Sector Enterprises (PSEs) under 'Mission COVID  Suraksha -the Indian COVID - 19 Vaccine Development Mission', technology transfer of Covaxin production, financial assistance to one of the domestic vac cine  manufacturers  for  'At -risk  manufacturing' , advance payment against the supply orders placed with M/s Serum Institute of India and M/s Bharat Biotech, and streamlining of regulatory norms for approval of vaccines.

## Annexure- 1

## State/UT- wise details of operational* COVID- 19 Vaccination Centres (CVCs)

| S. No.   | State /UT                   | No. of operational CVCs   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 70                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              | 7,857                     |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           | 428                       |
| 4        | Assam                       | 8,897                     |
| 5        | Bihar                       | 10,993                    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  | 160                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                | 7,081                     |
| 8        | Dadra andNagar Haveli       | 131                       |
| 9        | Daman and Diu               | 87                        |
| 10       | Delhi                       | 3,520                     |
| 11       | Goa                         | 183                       |
| 12       | Gujarat                     | 16,729                    |
| 13       | Haryana                     | 6,402                     |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh            | 3,521                     |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir           | 2,703                     |
| 16       | Jharkhand                   | 5,948                     |
| 17       | Karnataka                   | 15,565                    |
| 18       | Kerala                      | 4,999                     |
| 19       | Ladakh                      | 184                       |
| 20       | Lakshadweep                 | 14                        |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh              | 16,306                    |
| 22       | Maharashtra                 | 14,805                    |
| 23       | Manipur                     | 476                       |
| 24       | Meghalaya                   | 1,693                     |
| 25       | Mizoram                     | 419                       |
| 26       | Nagaland                    | 655                       |
| 27       | Odisha                      | 4,793                     |
| 28       | Puducherry                  | 91                        |
| 29       | Punjab                      | 5,126                     |
| 30       | Rajasthan                   | 16,482                    |
| 31       | Sikkim                      | 277                       |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu                  | 6,826                     |
| 33       | Telangana                   | 3,460                     |
| 34       | Tripura                     | 1,643                     |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh               | 32,452                    |
| 36       | Uttarakhand                 | 2,897                     |
| 37       | West Bengal                 | 11,185                    |
|          | Total                       | 2,15,058                  |