Lok Sabha Question No. 1284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-09
Subject: Oxygen Beds
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2024

## OXYGENBEDS

## 1284. SHRI NAMANAGESWARARAO:

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

- a) the number of oxygen beds increased so far across the country after covid pandemic tragedy, State/UT-wise;
- b) the details regarding population percentage, State/UT-wise;
- c) whether the sanctioned and set up oxygen beds to improve the health facilities is not matching with the population percentage of the States in the country, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- d) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to bridge the above said gap?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d): 'Public Health' is a State subject. Union Ministry of Health provides requisite technical and financial support to all States/UTs to enhance preparedness and response capacities including availability of medical oxygen and oxygen supported beds.

Government of India under phase II of Emergency COVID-19 Response and Preparedness package (ECRP-II) provided financial support to States/UTs for ramping up health infrastructure including oxygen supported beds.

State-wise comparison of oxygen supported beds as available in the country in April, 2020 and February, 2024 is placed at Annexure .

*****

## State-wise comparison of oxygen supported beds as available in the country in April, 2020 and February, 2024 is placed at Annexure.

|   S. No. | State / UT                            |   April, 2020 |   February, 2024 |
|----------|---------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands              |            60 |              165 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                        |          2643 |            18019 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                     |           179 |             1138 |
|        4 | Assam                                 |           687 |             5961 |
|        5 | Bihar                                 |          1677 |             8628 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                            |           330 |              981 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                          |           571 |             5918 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |           112 |              977 |
|        9 | Delhi                                 |           115 |            15141 |
|       10 | Goa                                   |           198 |              274 |
|       11 | Gujarat                               |          4061 |            40708 |
|       12 | Haryana                               |          4170 |            17286 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                      |           771 |             2219 |
|       14 | Jammu and Kashmir                     |          1245 |             6414 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                             |           524 |            10416 |
|       16 | Karnataka                             |          3361 |            27707 |
|       17 | Kerala                                |          1009 |            12735 |
|       18 | Ladakh                                |           109 |              411 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                           |             2 |               76 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                        |           647 |            17371 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                           |         11254 |           132314 |
|       22 | Manipur                               |           111 |              423 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                             |           120 |             1051 |
|       24 | Mizoram                               |           210 |              368 |
|       25 | Nagaland                              |            36 |              212 |
|       26 | Odisha                                |          2769 |             7659 |
|       27 | Puducherry                            |           177 |             1614 |
|       28 | Punjab                                |          2696 |             5601 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                             |          6724 |            20116 |
|       30 | Sikkim                                |           224 |              359 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                            |          3264 |            61074 |
|       32 | Telangana                             |           181 |            13664 |
|       33 | Tripura                               |            10 |             1011 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                         |          3391 |            42221 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                           |           729 |             6846 |
|       36 | West Bengal                           |          8091 |            28267 |