Lok Sabha Question No. 2074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Participation of Private Hospitals in COVID-19 Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Prataprao  Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2074 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN COVID-19 VACCINATION

2074.   SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has ensured the participation of private hospitals in the COVID19 vaccination and if so, the total number of Government and private centres/hospitals working  for  COVID-19  vaccination  and  the  percentage  participation  of  private  sector hospital in the COVID-19 Vaccination programme;
- (b) the actual percentage of supply of COVID-19 Vaccines made to private hospitals along with the percentage of vaccines that remain unutilized by the private hospitals;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  curtail  the  vaccine  allocations  to  Private  sector hospital due to the non-utilisation, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is cognizant of fake or duplicate vaccine being administered in many vaccination centers in the country, if so, the number of such cases reported to the Government; and
- (e) the total number of offenders detained in fake or duplicate vaccination scandals?

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

- (a) to (e) Under the National COVID-19  Vaccination Program, COVID-19  vaccines administration  is  carried  out  at  government  as  well  as  private  COVID  Vaccination  Centres (CVCs). Government and Private CVC wise data maintained from 1 st May'21, and a total of 108.55  crore  doses  (96.3%)  of  COVID-19  vaccine  have  been  administered  at  Government CVCs while 4.12 crore doses (3.7%) were administered at Private CVCs as on 7 th December 2021.

As on 7 th December 2021, a total of 4.61 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been procured by private hospitals and 49 lakh doses are balance with the private hospitals. Under the 'Revised Guidelines for  Implementation of National COVID Vaccination Program', effective from 21 st June  2021, domestic  vaccine  manufacturers  have  the  option  to  provide  upto  25%  of  their monthly  vaccine  production  directly  to  private  hospitals  and  any  leftover  vaccine  is  also procured by Government of India.

Instances of fake Covid Vaccination Camps and/or fake vaccine from Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have come to the notice of Government of India. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has formally directed the State Governments to investigate these incidences and take  stringent  legal  and  administrative  actions  so  that  such  fraudulent  incidences  are  not repeated in future. Also, as an additional measure of caution and stringent action, all States/UTs were  asked  to  increase  the  vigilance  within  the  supply  chains  and  carefully  authenticate  the product  and  its  physical  condition  before  its  use  so  as  to  guard  against  such  unscrupulous activities.

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