Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Oxygen Plants set up under PM Cares Fund
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2022

## OXYGEN PLANTS SET UP UNDER PM CARES FUND

## 2107 SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) the number of oxygen plants approved to be set up from PM Care Fund since 2021, State/UTwise;
- (b)  the  funds  received  and  allocated  from  PM  Cares  Fund  for  setting  up  oxygen  plants  in  the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up Oxygen Plants in every district of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including district-wise details of oxygen plants set up in Bihar under PM Cares Fund?

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  of  India  under  PM-CARES  Fund  has  established  1225  Pressure Swing  Adsorption  (PSA)  oxygen  generation  plants  including  62  PSA  plants  in  Bihar.  These plants have been installed and commissioned in the districts of the country. State/UT-wise details of PSA plants established across the country under PM-CARES Fund is at Annexure-I. Districtwise details of PSA oxygen plants set up in Bihar under PM-CARES Fund is at Annexure-II.

State/UT-wise details of PSA plants established across the country under PM-CARES fund

| SI. No.   | State/ UT                             |   No. of PSA Plants |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | A&N Island                            |                   3 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                        |                  28 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                     |                  27 |
| 4.        | Assam                                 |                  40 |
| 5.        | Bihar                                 |                  62 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                            |                   4 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                          |                  49 |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu |                   4 |
| 9.        | Delhi                                 |                  25 |
| 10.       | Goa                                   |                   7 |
| 11.       | Gujarat                               |                  59 |
| 12.       | Haryana                               |                  40 |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh                      |                  28 |
| 14.       | Jammu &Kashmir                        |                  32 |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                             |                  38 |
| 16.       | Karnataka                             |                  50 |
| 17.       | Kerala                                |                  26 |
| 18.       | Ladakh                                |                   7 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep                           |                   2 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh                        |                  88 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra                           |                  68 |
| 22.       | Manipur                               |                  16 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                             |                  14 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                               |                  14 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                              |                  15 |
| 26.       | Odisha                                |                  39 |
| 27.       | Puducherry                            |                   8 |
| 28.       | Punjab                                |                  41 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                             |                  51 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                                |                   4 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                            |                  70 |
| 32.       | Telangana                             |                  50 |
| 33.       | Tripura                               |                  14 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                         |                 128 |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                           |                  25 |
| 36.       | West Bengal                           |                  49 |
|           | Grand Total                           |                1225 |

## Annexure-II

## District-wise details of PSA oxygen plants set up in Bihar under PM-CARES Fund

| SI . No.   | Name of District   |   No. of PSA Plants |
|------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1.         | Araria             |                  02 |
| 2.         | Arwal              |                  01 |
| 3.         | Aurangabad         |                  02 |
| 4.         | Banka              |                  01 |
| 5.         | Begusarai          |                  02 |
| 6.         | Bhagalpur          |                  02 |
| 7.         | Bhojpur            |                  02 |
| 8.         | Buxar              |                  02 |
| 9.         | Darbhanga          |                  02 |
| 10.        | Gaya               |                  01 |
| 11.        | Gopalganj          |                  01 |
| 12.        | Jamui              |                  01 |
| 13.        | Jehanabad          |                  01 |
| 14.        | Kaimur (Bhabua)    |                  01 |
| 15.        | Katihar            |                  02 |
| 16.        | Khagaria           |                  01 |
| 17.        | Kishanganj         |                  01 |
| 18.        | Lakhisarai         |                  01 |
| 19.        | Madhepura          |                  01 |
| 20.        | Madhubani          |                  02 |
| 21.        | Munger             |                  02 |
| 22.        | Muzaffarpur        |                  01 |
| 23.        | Nalanda            |                  02 |
| 24.        | Nawada             |                  02 |
| 25.        | West Champaran     |                  01 |
| 26.        | Patna              |                  03 |
| 27.        | East Champaran     |                  02 |
| 28.        | Purnia             |                  03 |
| 29.        | Rohtas             |                  03 |
| 30.        | Saharsa            |                  02 |
| 31.        | Samastipur         |                  03 |
| 32.        | Saran              |                  01 |
| 33.        | Sheikhpura         |                  01 |
| 34.        | Sheohar            |                  01 |
| 35.        | Sitamarhi          |                  01 |
| 36.        | Siwan              |                  02 |
| 37.        | Supaul             |                  01 |
| 38.        | Vaishali           |                  02 |
| Total      | Total              |                  62 |

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