Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of expenditure incurred by Government on COVID-19 vaccination, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
(b) the details of testing capability and treatment for COVID-19, State/UT-wise including Gujarat; and
(c) the details of the pace of vaccination drive in the tribal or backward area in Gujarat?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)
(a) to (c) Vaccine doses are procured centrally and supplied by Government of India free of cost to States/UTs. Operational funds disbursed for COVID-19 vaccination State/UTs wise is given at Annexure I.
Health is a state subject. Government of India has provided the required technical as well as logistic and financial support to States/UTs to further strengthen the existing health infrastructure to tackle COVID-19 pandemic.
With the intent to reduce the risk of cross infection to non-COVID patients as well as to maintain continuity of non-COVID essential health services in the country, a three-tier arrangement of dedicated COVID-19 health facilities [(i) COVID Care Center (CCC); (ii) Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC) and (iii) Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH)] has been implemented in the country.
The isolation bed capacity and ICU bed capacity which was only 10,180 and 2,168 before the first lockdown (as on 23rd March 2020) in being enhanced continuously and is currently at 1,803,266 isolation beds and 124,598 ICU beds (as on 2nd August 2021). Details of State/UT wise treatment facilities is at Annexure II.
State/UT-wise details of total operational laboratories conducting Covid tests and reporting to ICMR are attached at Annexure III.
Till 2nd August 2021, a total of 3.37 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the State of Gujarat, out of this a total of 60.3 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across 10 tribal districts of Gujarat as per CoWIN portal.
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