Lok Sabha Question No. 2136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Funds to Combat Pandemic
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kishan Kapoor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## FUNDS TO COMBAT PANDEMIC

## 2136. SHRI KISHAN KAPOOR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  special  funds  to  the  States/UTs  to  prevent  the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 like pandemic; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  and  (b)  Government  of  India  is  supporting  States  in  their  endeavor  to  manage  COVID-19 since  the  beginning  of  pandemic.  Requisite  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  to  enhance preparedness  and  response  capacities  against  COVID-19  and  other  public  health  emergencies. Various initiatives have been undertaken by the Government to provide technical guidance and further  strengthen  health  infrastructure,  availability  of  essential  logistics  including  drugs  and medical oxygen supply to manage COVID-19.

In terms of financial assistance support has been provided to States under ECRP packages in FY 2020-21 and 2021-22. State/UT wise funds released towards the ECRP during F.Y. 2020-21 and 2021-22 is given at Annexure.

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Annexure

## State/UT wise details of Central Release of Grants in aid for the COVID-19 activities under the ECRP during F.Y. 2020-21 and F.Y. 2021-22

|   S. No. | State/UT                           |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |     14.8  |      7.11 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |    422.67 |    208.96 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |     21.96 |     63.87 |
|        4 | Assam                              |    216.69 |    365.61 |
|        5 | Bihar                              |    193.94 |    516.43 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                         |     35.92 |      2.84 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                       |    109.21 |    188.03 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu |      4.67 |      4.76 |
|        9 | Delhi                              |    787.91 |     15.1  |
|       10 | Goa                                |     17.65 |      5.89 |
|       11 | Gujarat                            |    304.16 |    239.61 |
|       12 | Haryana                            |    187.71 |     91.21 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                   |     54.48 |    108.26 |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |    194.58 |    128.82 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                          |     70.84 |    191.67 |
|       16 | Karnataka                          |    409.63 |    252.02 |
|       17 | Kerala                             |    573.96 |     86.94 |
|       18 | Ladakh                             |     44.77 |     31.26 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                        |      0.79 |      0.74 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                     |    286.57 |    437.17 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                        |   1185.12 |    410.39 |
|       22 | Manipur                            |     19.92 |     38.67 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                          |     14.82 |     41.37 |
|       24 | Mizoram                            |      8.86 |     19.93 |
|       25 | Nagaland                           |     10.27 |     28.11 |
|       26 | Odisha                             |    146.44 |    258.59 |
|       27 | Puducherry                         |     23.35 |      2.71 |
|       28 | Punjab                             |    165.28 |     99.44 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                          |    426.39 |    425    |
|       30 | Sikkim                             |      7.16 |      9.83 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                         |    868.09 |    239.8  |
|       32 | Telangana                          |    386.37 |    149.34 |
|       33 | Tripura                            |     23.21 |     41.86 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                      |    541.56 |    939.94 |

| 35   | Uttarakhand      |   72.25 |   122.28 |
|------|------------------|---------|----------|
| 36   | West Bengal      |  295.28 |   302.39 |
|      | Total            | 8147.28 |  6075.95 |
|      | Health Insurance |  110.6  |     0    |
|      | Grand Total      | 8257.88 |  6075.95 |

## Note:

1. Release of funds during the FY 2020-21 is 100% Centrally funded.
2.  Release of funds during the FY 2021-22 is as per the approved Centre-State funding under NHM and is updated up to 24.11.2021.