Public health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility of treatment of COVID-19 patients lies with the respective State governments. States/UTs are using their own resources for COVID-19 management including for treatment of the patients and the details are not maintained centrally.
Besides this, States/UTs are being provided required technical and financial assistance under National Health Mission (NHM) for managing the COVID-19.
Further, financial assistance to States/UTs has been given based on the number of cases and trends of COVID-19 Pandemic. Accordingly, all the States/ UTs are provided with necessary financial support under India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package. States /UTs were given flexibility to use the resources available under NHM to prepare the public healthcare system for COVID-19 management.
During FY 2020-21, funds of Rs 4230.78 crore have been released to the States/ UTs as on 03.09.2020 and the State wise amount allocated and released to each State/UT is given below:
| Statement showing State-wise Central Allocation and Release under the COVID-19 Package (Phase-I and Phase-II) | ||||||
| (Rs. in Crore) | ||||||
| Sl. No. | State/UT | Central Allocation (Phase-I) | Central Allocation (Phase-II) | Central Release (Phase-I) | Central Release (Phase-II) | |
| A. High Focus States | ||||||
| 1 | Bihar | 80.2 | 66.23 | 80.2 | 33.11 | |
| 2 | Chhattisgarh | 29.65 | 24.49 | 29.65 | 12.24 | |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 26.86 | 22.18 | 26.86 | 11.09 | |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 131.21 | 108.36 | 131.21 | 54.18 | |
| 5 | Odisha | 46.35 | 38.28 | 46.35 | 19.14 | |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 201.72 | 166.59 | 201.72 | 83.29 | |
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh | 236.4 | 195.23 | 236.4 | 97.61 | |
| B. Hilly States | ||||||
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 24.08 | 19.89 | 24.08 | 19.89 | |
| 9 | Uttarakhand | 30.11 | 24.87 | 30.11 | 24.87 | |
| C. Other States | ||||||
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 141.46 | 116.82 | 141.46 | 58.41 | |
| 11 | Telangana | 181.82 | 150.15 | 181.82 | 75.07 | |
| 12 | Goa | 4.23 | 3.49 | 4.23 | 1.75 | |
| 13 | Gujarat | 85.79 | 170 | 85.79 | 85 | |
| 14 | Haryana | 75.58 | 62.42 | 75.58 | 31.21 | |
| 15 | Karnataka | 128.92 | 106.47 | 128.92 | 53.23 | |
| 16 | Kerala | 219.38 | 181.17 | 219.38 | 90.59 | |
| 17 | Maharashtra | 393.82 | 450 | 393.82 | 0 | |
| 18 | Punjab | 71.87 | 59.35 | 71.87 | 59.36 | |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu | 312.64 | 400 | 312.64 | 199 | |
| 20 | West Bengal | 81.14 | 110 | 81.14 | 110 | |
| Total | 2,503.23 | 2,475.99 | 2,503.23 | 1,119.04 | ||
| D. Union Territories without legislature | ||||||
| 21 | Andaman and Nicobar Isl. | 5.38 | 4.44 | 5.38 | 4.44 | |
| 22 | Chandigarh | 9.39 | 7.75 | 9.39 | 0 | |
| 23 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 0.97 | 0.8 | 0.97 | 0.8 | |
| 24 | Lakshadweep | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Total | 15.96 | 13.17 | 15.96 | 5.24 | ||
| E. Union Territories with legislature | ||||||
| 25 | Delhi | 255.12 | 350.00 | 255.12 | 0 | |
| 26 | Puducherry | 3.06 | 4.00 | 3.06 | 0 | |
| 27 | Jammu and Kashmir | 78.37 | 64.72 | 78.37 | 64.72 | |
| 28 | Ladakh (UT w/o legislature) | 20 | 16.52 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 356.55 | 435.24 | 356.55 | 64.72 | ||
| F. North-Eastern High Focus States | ||||||
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh | 9.37 | 7.74 | 9.37 | 7.74 | |
| 30 | Assam | 84.29 | 69.61 | 84.29 | 34.81 | |
| 31 | Manipur | 6.37 | 5.26 | 6.37 | 5.26 | |
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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