Lok Sabha Question No. 3419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Utilisation of Special Economic Package during COVID-19
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## UTILIZATION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC PACKAGE DURING COVID-19

## 3419.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

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

- a) the  details  of  health  schemes  being  implemented  under  the  special  economic  package disbursed  by  the  Government  during  COVID-19  in  States/UT/scheme-wise  particularly Bihar;
- b) the  estimated  expenditures  incurred  under  each  such  schemes,  State/UT/scheme-wise particularly Bihar; and
- c) the current status of the said schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c) Government  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.

Funding support has been provided to States/UTs for supporting various  COVID-19 management initiatives through various avenues like National Health Mission and ECRP. During FY  2020-21,  under  ECRP,  funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  8257.88  crore  has  been  released  to  the States/UTs. This provided support to States for health infrastructure strengthening, expansion of laboratory  network,  surveillance  and  contact  tracing,  procurement  of  PPEs,  N-95  masks, ventilators etc. Of this Rs. 193.94 Crore have been released to State Government of Bihar.

The currently ongoing ECRP-II was approved by the Cabinet on 8 th July 2021 for an amount of Rs.23,123  crores.  The  scheme  aims  to  accelerate  health  system  preparedness  for  immediate responsiveness for early prevention, detection and management of COVID-19, with the focus on health infrastructure development including for Paediatric Care and with measurable outcomes.

The scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector (CS) components. In order to ensure implementation of critical activities at the State/District levels to prepare the public  healthcare  system  in  response  to  the  evolving  pandemic,  50%  of  Central  Share  of Resource Envelope of the State/UT, has been released in-advance to the States/UTs.

Under  the  above  package,  Rs.6075.95  Crores  has  been  released  to  the  States/UTs  through National Health Mission (NHM) during FY 2021-22.

The state-wise details of amount released to all the States/UTs during FY 2020-21 and FY 202122 is placed at Annexure. Rs.516.43 Crores has been released to the State of Bihar under ECRPII.

The scheme is currently under implementation by the States/UTs.

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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                           |   ECRP-I (2020-21) |   ECRP-II (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 |

(In Rs. Crore)

| 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.