Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) Whether the Government has prepared any action plan for vaccine distribution in the country.
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government has received any complaints regarding implementation of the aforesaid action plan; and
(d) if so, the remedial measures taken or proposed by the Government to address the hardship faced by the State/UTs regarding implementation of action plan?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)
(a) to (d) Government of India has been supplying Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to the States/UTs for administration to prioritized beneficiaries as recommended by NEGVAC under the National Covid Vaccination Programme. Advance visibility of these vaccine allocations i.e. the total doses of vaccine that would be available to a State/UT, is provided to States/UTs 15 days in advance so as to enable States/UTs to plan for acceleration of vaccination coverage while being cognizant of the available vaccines.
The allocation of vaccines to States & UTs is being done on the basis of pro-rata target population, the progress of vaccination in the State/UT and vaccine wastage.
Some instances of fake Covid Vaccination Camps in Maharashtra and West Bengal have come to the notice of Government of India. Concern State Governments have been directed to investigate these incidences and take stringent legal and administrative actions.