Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.68 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD JULY , 2021

## COVID - 19 Vaccination

## *68. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: SHRI JANARDHAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  administer  the  COVID - 19 vaccine to the entire population free of cost on priority basis;
- (b) if so, the target fixed to administer the vaccine doses, month-wise;
- (c) the total number of persons vaccinated so far, vaccine/dose/State/UT -wise;
- (d) whether  the  States/UTs  have  been  provided vaccines  as  per  their demand, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise including Kerala and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has tied up with multiple vaccine manufacturers and if so, the details thereof along with the number of vaccines approved so far by the Expert Committee and also the types of COVID - 19 vaccines currently being administered in the c ountry; and
- (f)  whether  the  States/UTs  are  not  keeping  up  the pace  of  vaccination  and vaccine  doses  are  being  wasted and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT - wise along with the action taken to address these issues?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to(f):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 68 FOR 2 3 RD JULY, 2021

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- (a) Yes, as per 'Revised Guidelines for implementation of National COVID Vaccination  Program',  which  have  come  into  effect  from  21st  June  2021,  all citizens aged 18 years and above, irrespective of their income status, are to free vaccination at all g overnment vaccination centres.
- (b) The COVID - 19 vaccination is an ongoing and dynamic process, which is being guided by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID -19 (NEGVAC) on the basis of concurrent scientific evidence. In view of dynamic  and  evolving  nature  of  COVID - 19  pandemic,  no  fixed  timeline  at present can be indicated for the completion of vaccination drive, however expected that all beneficiaries aged 18 years and above will be vaccinat December 2021.
- (c) As on 20th July 2021, a total of 32.64 crore persons have received at le one dose of COVID - 19 vaccine of which 8.55 crore persons have completed the two dose schedule . State/UT - wise details are at A nnexure - 1.
- (d) In  accordance  with  the  'Revised  Guidelines  for  implementation  of National COVID Vaccination Program', Government of India is procuring 75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the coun These vaccines are provided free of cost to States/UTs on the basis of their pro -rata target population, consumption pattern and vaccine wastage. As on July  2021,  a  total  of  34.83  crore  doses  have  been  supplied  free  of  co Government of India to States/UTs (details at Annexure - 2).
- (e) Two vaccines, namely Covishield manufactured by M/s Serum Institute of  India  and  Covaxin  manufactured  by  M/s  Bharat  Biotech  Internationa Limited,  that  have  been  granted  permission  for  restricted  use  in  emerg situation  by  the  National  Regulator  i.e.  Drugs Controller  General  of  India [DCG(I)] are being procured by Government of India for free supply to St and UTs. Apart from these two vaccines, Sputnik V marketed in India by M Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Moderna vaccine have also received permission f or restricted use in emergency situation by the National Regulator and Sp V is being used in Private Hospitals for Covid vaccination.

(f) The pace of vaccination across the country is amongst the fastest i world. While there have been instances of vaccine wastage in States/UTs b the same time extra doses have also been extracted from a given vial a information  on  Co - Win  portal .  Doses  wasted  and  maximum  possible  doses extracted beyond the labelled quantity are taken into account to arrive at wastage figures for a State. Between 1st May 2021 to 13th July 2021, a to 2.49  lakh  doses  have  been  wasted  while  41.12  lakh  e xtra  doses  have  been extracted  beyond  the  labelled  quantity.  The  State/UT - wise  details  of  vaccine doses  wasted  and  extra  doses  extracted  is  at  Annexure - 3.  Regular  review meetings  are  held  with  State/UTs  to  review  all  aspects  of  vaccination including vaccine wastage. States/UTs are advised to keep vaccine wastage the minimum. Regular advice in this regard is also communicated to States/ through regular letters from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

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## Annexure - I

## State/UT - wise details of persons vaccinated for COVID - 19

| S. No.   | State/UT             | No. of persons received Dose of COVID - 19 vaccine   | 1st No. of persons received Dose of COVID - 19 vaccine   |
|----------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N Islands        | 1,81,725                                             | 79,542                                                   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       | 1,45,59,253                                          | 42,38,908                                                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 6,35,285                                             | 1,41,833                                                 |
| 4        | Assam                | 73,82,885                                            | 15,57,222                                                |
| 5        | Bihar                | 1,81,16,037                                          | 32,27,229                                                |
| 6        | Chandigarh           | 5,49,385                                             | 1,43,843                                                 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         | 90,06,605                                            | 20,93,764                                                |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2,89,431                                             | 31,816                                                   |
| 9        | Daman & Diu          | 2,25,343                                             | 35,733                                                   |
| 10       | Delhi                | 71,58,176                                            | 22,25,291                                                |
| 11       | Goa                  | 9,85,642                                             | 2,16,947                                                 |
| 12       | Gujarat              | 2,28,50,251                                          | 69,02,088                                                |
| 13       | Haryana              | 86,33,560                                            | 20,62,920                                                |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | 35,42,306                                            | 10,65,433                                                |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 45,86,665                                            | 10,36,891                                                |
| 16       | Jharkhand            | 68,49,074                                            | 15,00,637                                                |
| 17       | Karnataka            | 2,21,88,552                                          | 54,08,325                                                |
| 18       | Kerala               | 1,21,57,109                                          | 49,01,973                                                |
| 19       | Ladakh               | 1,85,146                                             | 62,381                                                   |
| 20       | Lakshadweep          | 49,064                                               | 13,282                                                   |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh       | 2,15,52,669                                          | 41,27,473                                                |
| 22       | Maharashtra          | 3,06,36,740                                          | 92,75,340                                                |
| 23       | Manipur              | 9,47,072                                             | 1,10,389                                                 |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 7,88,294                                             | 1,26,750                                                 |
| 25       | Mizoram              | 6,14,394                                             | 1,37,962                                                 |
| 26       | Nagaland             | 5,60,660                                             | 1,18,686                                                 |
| 27       | Odisha               | 1,13,30,737                                          | 32,42,484                                                |
| 28       | Puducherry           | 5,23,893                                             | 1,30,293                                                 |
| 29       | Punjab               | 72,59,314                                            | 15,58,644                                                |
| 30       | Rajasthan            | 2,32,95,731                                          | 57,09,586                                                |
| 31       | Sikkim               | 4,65,924                                             | 1,36,777                                                 |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu           | 1,62,14,280                                          | 35,36,983                                                |
| 33       | Telangana            | 1,09,41,218                                          | 25,12,879                                                |
| 34       | Tripura              | 21,53,732                                            | 7,02,134                                                 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh        | 3,43,94,183                                          | 66,57,551                                                |
| 36       | Uttarakhand          | 40,88,707                                            | 12,10,234                                                |
| 37       | West Bengal          | 1,87,51,077                                          | 76,74,598                                                |
| 38       | Miscellaneous        | 17,42,664                                            | 15,38,797                                                |
|          | Total                | 32,63,92,783                                         | 8,54,53,618                                              |

(As on 20 th July'21)

Annexure - II State/UT - wise details of free vaccine supply by Government of India

(As on 20 th July'21)

|   S. No. | State/UT             | No. of doses of COVID - 19 vaccine supplied   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | A & N Islands        | 2,88,720                                      |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh       | 1,63,13,580                                   |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 9,09,730                                      |
|        4 | Assam                | 78,60,600                                     |
|        5 | Bihar                | 1,74,94,240                                   |
|        6 | Chandigarh           | 5,96,940                                      |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh         | 1,01,31,570                                   |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2,70,580                                      |
|        9 | Daman & Diu          | 2,90,200                                      |
|       10 | Delhi                | 72,69,780                                     |
|       11 | Goa                  | 15,61,500                                     |
|       12 | Gujarat              | 2,58,68,770                                   |
|       13 | Haryana              | 86,73,310                                     |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh     | 45,07,680                                     |
|       15 | Jammu & Kashmir      | 47,97,490                                     |
|       16 | Jharkhand            | 68,88,320                                     |
|       17 | Karnataka            | 2,14,77,180                                   |
|       18 | Kerala               | 1,46,13,850                                   |
|       19 | Ladakh               | 3,07,920                                      |
|       20 | Lakshadweep          | 92,870                                        |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh       | 2,29,70,550                                   |
|       22 | Maharashtra          | 3,14,78,860                                   |
|       23 | Manipur              | 11,71,090                                     |
|       24 | Meghalaya            | 10,27,530                                     |
|       25 | Mizoram              | 9,26,750                                      |
|       26 | Nagaland             | 6,76,030                                      |
|       27 | Odisha               | 1,27,07,130                                   |
|       28 | Puducherry           | 6,61,430                                      |
|       29 | Punjab               | 74,57,820                                     |
|       30 | Rajasthan            | 2,49,42,230                                   |
|       31 | Sikkim               | 6,78,850                                      |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu           | 1,50,57,290                                   |
|       33 | Telangana            | 1,06,00,560                                   |
|       34 | Tripura              | 28,95,250                                     |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh        | 3,44,61,550                                   |
|       36 | Uttarakhand          | 48,00,020                                     |
|       37 | West Bengal          | 2,19,21,870                                   |
|       38 | Miscellaneous        | 36,33,290                                     |

## Annexure - III

## State/UT - wise details of COVID - 19 vaccine doses wasted and extra vaccine doses extracted ( Between 1st May2021 to 13th July 2021)

| S. No.   | State/UT             | No. of vaccine doses wasted   | No. of extra vaccine extracted   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N Islands        | -                             | 6,297                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       | -                             | 2,00,064                         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    | -                             | 5,731                            |
| 4        | Assam                | -                             | 1,72,498                         |
| 5        | Bihar                | 1,26,743                      | -                                |
| 6        | Chandigarh           | -                             | 5,671                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh         | -                             | 28,702                           |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | -                             | 9,094                            |
| 9        | Daman & Diu          | -                             | 11,384                           |
| 10       | Delhi                | 19,989                        | -                                |
| 11       | Goa                  | -                             | 31,933                           |
| 12       | Gujarat              | -                             | 4,62,819                         |
| 13       | Haryana              | -                             | 1,27,521                         |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh     | -                             | 41,057                           |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 32,680                        | -                                |
| 16       | Jharkhand            | -                             | 44,786                           |
| 17       | Karnataka            | -                             | 3,10,528                         |
| 18       | Kerala               | -                             | 3,92,409                         |
| 19       | Ladakh               | -                             | 9                                |
| 20       | Lakshadweep          | -                             | 2,239                            |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh       | -                             | 3,55,259                         |
| 22       | Maharashtra          | -                             | 3,59,493                         |
| 23       | Manipur              | 12,346                        | -                                |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 3,518                         | -                                |
| 25       | Mizoram              | -                             | 12,389                           |
| 26       | Nagaland             | -                             | 10,088                           |
| 27       | Odisha               | -                             | 43,859                           |
| 28       | Puducherry           | -                             | 5,571                            |
| 29       | Punjab               | 13,613                        | -                                |
| 30       | Rajasthan            | -                             | 2,46,001                         |
| 31       | Sikkim               | -                             | 7,146                            |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu           | -                             | 5,88,243                         |
| 33       | Telangana            | -                             | 1,19,942                         |
| 34       | Tripura              | 27,552                        | -                                |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh        | 13,207                        | -                                |
| 36       | Uttarakhand          | -                             | 23,636                           |
| 37       | West Bengal          | -                             | 4,87,147                         |
|          | Total                | 2,49,648                      | 41,11,516                        |

(As on 20 th July'21)