Lok Sabha Question No. 3896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Rise in Dengue Cases in Rajasthan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  MARCH 2022

## RISE IN DENGUE CASES IN RAJASTHAN

## 3896. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  COVID-19  vaccination,  State/UT-wise  including Rajasthan;
- (b)  the details of expenditure incurred on vaccine doses supplied free of cost in different phases to Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (c)    whether  there  has  been  a  rise  in  dengue  patients  during  the  last  two  months  resulting  in increased deaths reported;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and also the deaths due to dengue reported during the last two years, State/UT-wise particularly in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement any concrete plans for the proper treatment of dengue patients in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) Vaccine doses are procured centrally and are supplied free of cost to States/UTs by Government of  India.  In  the  current  financial  year  i.e.  2021-22,  an  expenditure  of  INR  32,120.63  crore  has  been incurred by Government of India which is utilized for procurement of COVID-19 vaccine for free of cost supply to State/UTs including Rajasthan. District wise distribution of vaccines from State Vaccine Stores (SVS) is done by the respective State/UTs.

(c) to (e) There has not been any rise in dengue patients nor the increased number of deaths in the last two months.  The deaths due to dengue as reported by States/UTs during the last two years is at annexure.

Government  of  India  has  taken  the  following  measures  for  prevention  and  control  of  dengue  in  the country including Rajasthan:

-  Provided Technical Guidelines for prevention and control, case management & effective community participation  to  the  States/UTs.  Entomologists  trained  on  entomological  surveillance  and  vector control to reduce the risk of transmission of dengue.
-  Free diagnostic facilities through 713 Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals (SSHs) and 17 Apex Referral laboratories  (ARLs)  identified  across  the  country  are  fully  functional.  During  2021,  8.52  Lakhs Immunoglobulin  M  (IgM)  tests  including  0.77  Lakhs  to  Rajasthan  have  been  provided  by Government of India. For 2022, 0.28 Lakhs IgM test have been allocated to Rajasthan. Additional funds have been provided to states for procurement of Nonstructural protein-1 (NS1) kits for early diagnosis.
-  Preparedness for prevention and control of dengue reviewed on 2nd February, 2022  and multidisciplinary central team deputed to states for technical support.
-  Under National Health Mission, necessary and sufficient budgetary support is provided to states/UTs for dengue control activities.

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## Annexure-1

## State/UT-wise dengue deaths reported in the country

| Sl. No.   | State                    |   2020 |   2021 |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           |      0 |      0 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        |      0 |      0 |
| 3         | Assam                    |      0 |      0 |
| 4         | Bihar                    |      2 |      2 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             |      0 |      0 |
| 6         | Goa                      |      0 |      0 |
| 7         | Gujarat                  |      2 |     14 |
| 8         | Haryana                  |      0 |     13 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         |      0 |      0 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                |      0 |      1 |
| 11        | Karnataka                |      0 |      7 |
| 12        | Kerala                   |      5 |      1 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh           |      0 |     11 |
| 14        | Meghalaya                |      0 |      0 |
| 15        | Maharashtra              |     10 |     42 |
| 16        | Manipur                  |      0 |      0 |
| 17        | Mizoram                  |      0 |      0 |
| 18        | Nagaland                 |      0 |      0 |
| 19        | Odisha                   |      0 |      0 |
| 20        | Punjab                   |     22 |     15 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                |      7 |     96 |
| 22        | Sikkim                   |      0 |      1 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu               |      0 |      8 |
| 24        | Tripura                  |      0 |      0 |
| 25        | Telangana                |      0 |      0 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh            |      6 |     29 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand              |      1 |      2 |
| 28        | West Bengal              |     10 |      7 |
| 29        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |      0 |      0 |
| 30        | Chandigarh               |      0 |      3 |
| 31        | Delhi                    |      0 |     23 |
|           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      0 |      0 |
| 32        | Daman &Diu               |      0 |      0 |
| 33        | Jammu &Kashmir           |      0 |      4 |
| 34        | Ladakh                   |      0 |      0 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep              |      0 |      0 |