Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccination for Prisoners
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.87 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2021 COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR PRISONERS

## *87. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has maintained data of the number of prisoners who have received their COVID19 vaccinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate a strategy to complete inoculation of prisoners in an expedited manner considering prison overcrowding; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the timeline by when the inoculation process is likely to be completed?

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

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87* FOR 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

(a)  to  (d)  As  on  29 th November  2021,  a  total  of  4,89,959  vaccine  doses  have  been administered  to  Prisoners  across  States/UTs.  Out  of  these  3,32,588  are  1 st dose  and 1,57,371 are 2 nd dose, State/UTs wise details is at Annexure - 1.

Adequate doses to vaccinate all eligible 1 st dose and due 2 nd dose beneficiaries aged  18  years  and  above  (including  prisoners)  by  December  2021  have  been  made available to State/UTs.

| COVID-19 vaccination of Special categories (as on 29th November 2021)   | COVID-19 vaccination of Special categories (as on 29th November 2021)   | COVID-19 vaccination of Special categories (as on 29th November 2021)   | COVID-19 vaccination of Special categories (as on 29th November 2021)   | COVID-19 vaccination of Special categories (as on 29th November 2021)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.                                                                     | State/UT                                                                | Prisoners                                                               | Prisoners                                                               | Prisoners                                                               |
| Sr.                                                                     | State/UT                                                                | 1st Dose                                                                | 2nd Dose                                                                | Total                                                                   |
| 1                                                                       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                             | 357                                                                     | 181                                                                     | 538                                                                     |
| 2                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                          | 451                                                                     | 69                                                                      | 520                                                                     |
| 3                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                       | 717                                                                     | 325                                                                     | 1,042                                                                   |
| 4                                                                       | Assam                                                                   | 11,657                                                                  | 2,900                                                                   | 14,557                                                                  |
| 5                                                                       | Bihar                                                                   | 38,272                                                                  | 20,743                                                                  | 59,015                                                                  |
| 6                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                              | 677                                                                     | 490                                                                     | 1,167                                                                   |
| 7                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                            | 15,221                                                                  | 7,906                                                                   | 23,127                                                                  |
| 8                                                                       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                  | 69                                                                      | 55                                                                      | 124                                                                     |
| 9                                                                       | Daman and Diu                                                           | 80                                                                      | 80                                                                      | 160                                                                     |
| 10                                                                      | Delhi                                                                   | 4,483                                                                   | 2,947                                                                   | 7,430                                                                   |
| 11                                                                      | Goa                                                                     | 239                                                                     | 322                                                                     | 561                                                                     |
| 12                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                 | 10,437                                                                  | 5,513                                                                   | 15,950                                                                  |
| 13                                                                      | Haryana                                                                 | 19,737                                                                  | 10,405                                                                  | 30,142                                                                  |
| 14                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                        | 1,925                                                                   | 904                                                                     | 2,829                                                                   |
| 15                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                       | 6,451                                                                   | 2,752                                                                   | 9,203                                                                   |
| 16                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                               | 16,805                                                                  | 8,228                                                                   | 25,033                                                                  |
| 17                                                                      | Karnataka                                                               | 2,566                                                                   | 1,977                                                                   | 4,543                                                                   |
| 18                                                                      | Kerala                                                                  | 3,400                                                                   | 1,341                                                                   | 4,741                                                                   |
| 19                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                  | 14                                                                      | 16                                                                      | 30                                                                      |
| 20                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                             | -                                                                       | -                                                                       | -                                                                       |
| 21                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                          | 22,600                                                                  | 13,465                                                                  | 36,065                                                                  |
| 22                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                             | 43,394                                                                  | 16,833                                                                  | 60,227                                                                  |
| 23                                                                      | Manipur                                                                 | 322                                                                     | 8                                                                       | 330                                                                     |
| 24                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                               | 992                                                                     | 452                                                                     | 1,444                                                                   |
| 25                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                 | 1,714                                                                   | 664                                                                     | 2,378                                                                   |
| 26                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                | 117                                                                     | 148                                                                     | 265                                                                     |
| 27                                                                      | Odisha                                                                  | 16,374                                                                  | 8,063                                                                   | 24,437                                                                  |
| 28                                                                      | Puducherry                                                              | 184                                                                     | 120                                                                     | 304                                                                     |
| 29                                                                      | Punjab                                                                  | 4,270                                                                   | 1,031                                                                   | 5,301                                                                   |
| 30                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                               | 13,614                                                                  | 7,138                                                                   | 20,752                                                                  |
| 31                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                  | 342                                                                     | 230                                                                     | 572                                                                     |
| 32                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                              | 16,688                                                                  | 7,508                                                                   | 24,196                                                                  |
| 33                                                                      | Telangana                                                               | 4,610                                                                   | 1,419                                                                   | 6,029                                                                   |
| 34                                                                      | Tripura                                                                 | 296                                                                     | 112                                                                     | 408                                                                     |
| 35                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                           | 44,671                                                                  | 18,381                                                                  | 63,052                                                                  |
| 36                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                             | 8,945                                                                   | 4,080                                                                   | 13,025                                                                  |
| 38                                                                      | India                                                                   | 3,32,588                                                                | 1,57,371                                                                | 4,89,959                                                                |