Lok Sabha Question No. 2132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Low Rate of Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, D.K. Suresh, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER 2021

## LOW RATE OF VACCINATION

## 2132.   SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

SHRI D.K.SURESH

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT

SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

- (a) whether the Government has noted that universal vaccination is only way to protect the population  of  India  against  COVID-19  pandemic,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the people vaccinated with two doses so far;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  a  wide  gap  between  the  number  of targeted  beneficiaries  and  the  actual  number  of  vaccinated  beneficiaries  in  the States/UTs , if so, the details thereof and the actual number of vaccinated beneficiaries in the States/UTs, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereon;
- (c) the factors responsible for low rate of vaccination in various States/UTs; and
- (d) the steps taken or being taken by the Central Government for 100 percent vaccination against COVID-19?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Recognizing vaccination as an effective intervention against COVID-19, Government of  India  launched  National  COVID-19  Vaccination  Programme  across  all  States/UTs  on  16 th January 2021. As on 6 th December 2021, around 80.02 crore (85.2%) adult population aged 18 years and above have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 47.91 crore (51.0%) have received both the doses. The State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-1.

Government of India has been regularly reviewing the pace of COVID-19 vaccination and has issued  multiple  advisories  to  States/UTs  to  cover  eligible  beneficiaries  with  both  doses  of COVID-19 vaccine. Government of India has also undertaken 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign from 3 rd November 2021 wherein missed beneficiaries for 1 st dose and due beneficiaries for 2 nd dose are  identified  and  vaccinated  through  house-to-house  activity.  Adequate  quantity  of  Covid-19 vaccine doses has been made available to all States/UTs to vaccinate all eligible 1 st dose and due 2 nd dose beneficiaries aged 18 years and above.

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State/UT wise beneficiaries against estimated population (As on 6 th December 2021)

| S. No.   | State/UT            | Target 18+ population   | No. of 1 st dose   | No. of 2 nd dose   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | A &NIslands         | 2,86,000                | 2,97,333           | 2,64,286           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,95,22,000             | 3,58,93,616        | 2,55,87,408        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 10,09,000               | 7,97,015           | 6,18,173           |
| 4        | Assam               | 2,36,59,000             | 2,14,87,024        | 1,27,00,823        |
| 5        | Bihar               | 7,34,47,000             | 5,52,66,998        | 3,04,47,014        |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 8,43,000                | 9,46,805           | 6,51,106           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 1,96,51,000             | 1,67,68,354        | 99,93,300          |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 3,87,000                | 3,96,371           | 2,30,850           |
| 9        | Daman &Diu          | 3,40,000                | 2,80,402           | 2,17,029           |
| 10       | Delhi               | 1,50,80,000             | 1,40,87,352        | 91,91,682          |
| 11       | Goa                 | 11,66,000               | 12,86,729          | 10,45,156          |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 4,89,07,000             | 4,60,10,903        | 3,68,33,002        |
| 13       | Haryana             | 2,05,80,000             | 1,87,40,687        | 1,05,48,995        |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 55,23,000               | 58,38,123          | 53,91,141          |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 94,09,000               | 96,17,709          | 73,03,647          |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 2,48,64,000             | 1,68,71,532        | 83,54,112          |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 4,89,16,000             | 4,56,39,960        | 3,15,56,633        |
| 18       | Kerala              | 2,67,09,000             | 2,57,79,384        | 1,80,64,088        |
| 19       | Ladakh              | 2,24,000                | 2,12,359           | 1,72,436           |
| 20       | Lakshadweep         | 47,000                  | 55,469             | 50,042             |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh      | 5,49,49,000             | 5,13,69,368        | 3,87,85,861        |
| 22       | Maharashtra         | 9,14,35,000             | 7,58,92,329        | 4,25,58,105        |
| 23       | Manipur             | 23,41,000               | 12,91,457          | 9,04,466           |
| 24       | Meghalaya           | 20,18,000               | 11,73,289          | 8,24,198           |
| 25       | Mizoram             | 8,67,000                | 7,36,943           | 5,64,503           |
| 26       | Nagaland            | 14,76,000               | 7,43,394           | 5,53,683           |
| 27       | Odisha              | 3,25,28,000             | 2,80,82,547        | 1,64,41,393        |
| 28       | Puducherry          | 11,33,000               | 7,82,797           | 4,92,346           |
| 29       | Punjab              | 2,27,38,000             | 1,66,54,932        | 79,07,252          |
| 30       | Rajasthan           | 5,15,09,000             | 4,40,00,073        | 2,69,94,637        |
| 31       | Sikkim              | 5,17,000                | 5,23,497           | 4,72,113           |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu          | 5,78,91,000             | 4,64,89,016        | 2,68,26,690        |
| 33       | Telangana           | 2,77,67,000             | 2,55,11,958        | 1,34,07,710        |
| 34       | Tripura             | 31,63,000               | 25,57,912          | 20,50,192          |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh       | 14,74,24,000            | 11,45,59,208       | 5,32,47,000        |
| 36       | Uttarakhand         | 80,63,000               | 76,23,030          | 53,52,355          |
| 37       | West Bengal         | 7,26,51,000             | 6,36,97,684        | 3,09,35,313        |
|          |                     |                         | 22,37,713          | 15,69,657          |
| 38       | India               | 93,90,39,000            | 80,02,01,272       | 47,91,08,397       |