Lok Sabha Question No. 990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Time duration for COVID-19 Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  DECEMBER 2021

## TIME DURATION FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION

## 990. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a) the number of people that have been vaccinated, State/UT/dose-wise;
- (b) the time taken to vaccinate first 50 crore people among vaccinated 100 crore people;
- (c) the time taken to vaccinate the second 50 crore people among vaccinated 100 crore people;
- (d) the reasons for the delay to vaccinating the rest of the population in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government has published advertisements or posters informing vaccination to 100 crore population free of cost and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (e) As on 30 th November 2021, about 123 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the country, out of which 78.63 crore (83.7%) beneficiaries have received atleast  first  dose  and  44.62  crore  (47.5%)  beneficiaries  have  completed  their  vaccination schedule. The State/UT-wise details of vaccine doses administered is at Annexure-1.

The first 50 crore vaccine doses were administered in 203 days while the second 50 crore doses were administered in 76 days.

The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India are amongst the highest in the world.  The  National  COVID-19 Vaccination  Program  is  progressing  at  a  steady  pace  and  the vaccination coverage has improved significantly from an average of 2.35 lakh doses per day in the month of January 2021 to an average of 78.69 lakh doses per day in the month of September 2021. Adequate doses to vaccinate all eligible 1 st dose  and due 2 nd dose  beneficiaries  aged 18 years and above by December 2021 have been made available to State/UTs.

As part of the Information-Education-Communication (IEC) activities, Government of India has undertaken  all  measures  to  ensure  dissemination  of  correct  and  scientific  information  on  the Covid-19 vaccination program  across the country,  through  advertisements,  posters,  hoardings, citizen  friendly  upgradation  of  Co-WIN,  establishment  of  24x7  national  call  center  to  address queries from general public on COVID-19 and the vaccination process etc.

State/UT-wise coverage of 18 years and above population (as on 30 th November)

| S. No .   | State/UT            | No. 1st dose   | No. 2nd dose   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands         | 2,96,748       | 2,55,179       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,46,86,365    | 2,47,47,478    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 7,93,959       | 6,10,181       |
| 4         | Assam               | 2,10,88,077    | 1,18,75,829    |
| 5         | Bihar               | 5,42,95,255    | 2,65,91,311    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          | 9,40,604       | 6,28,071       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 1,64,06,721    | 93,70,586      |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 3,95,054       | 2,24,567       |
| 9         | Daman &Diu          | 2,79,137       | 2,12,645       |
| 10        | Delhi               | 1,38,42,452    | 87,89,721      |
| 11        | Goa                 | 12,82,226      | 10,28,810      |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 4,57,74,702    | 3,47,91,894    |
| 13        | Haryana             | 1,85,62,030    | 1,00,31,185    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | 58,20,640      | 51,19,653      |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 95,97,825      | 69,85,685      |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | 1,65,34,628    | 77,74,875      |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 4,46,38,373    | 2,92,34,197    |
| 18        | Kerala              | 2,56,70,739    | 1,72,03,634    |
| 19        | Ladakh              | 2,11,855       | 1,70,926       |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         | 55,399         | 49,217         |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      | 5,10,77,647    | 3,50,44,626    |
| 22        | Maharashtra         | 7,37,37,476    | 3,93,88,598    |
| 23        | Manipur             | 12,80,996      | 8,70,041       |
| 24        | Meghalaya           | 11,64,562      | 8,07,468       |
| 25        | Mizoram             | 7,31,876       | 5,56,630       |
| 26        | Nagaland            | 7,37,995       | 5,47,038       |
| 27        | Odisha              | 2,77,88,872    | 1,55,65,985    |
| 28        | Puducherry          | 7,64,159       | 4,69,363       |
| 29        | Punjab              | 1,65,27,394    | 75,26,809      |
| 30        | Rajasthan           | 4,34,36,480    | 2,45,06,320    |
| 31        | Sikkim              | 5,23,190       | 4,69,442       |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          | 4,53,16,967    | 2,48,02,756    |
| 33        | Telangana           | 2,49,00,734    | 1,27,63,109    |
| 34        | Tripura             | 25,50,680      | 20,14,946      |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       | 11,16,20,542   | 4,95,26,326    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         | 75,79,435      | 50,31,288      |
| 37        | West Bengal         | 6,31,11,686    | 2,90,85,881    |
|           | Miscellaneous       | 22,37,696      | 15,69,321      |
|           | India               | 78,62,61,176   | 44,62,41,591   |