As per the data provided by the central government in both the Lok Sabha & the Rajya Sabha, an amount of Rs. 4257 crores have been released to the states till date for emergency COVID-19 response of the Rs. 7774 crores provisioned for this purpose. Data also indicates that only about 2/3rd of the ventilators supplied to the states have been installed so far. With record number of COVID-19 cases being recorded every day, India is now the second most affected country in terms of number of infected persons after the USA. As on 30 September 2020, India’s caseload crossed 62 lakhs. This includes around 9.4 lakh active cases and more than 51.87 lakh recovered cases. A total of 97,497 deaths due to the coronavirus have also been reported, according to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). It is necessary that States are well-equipped with the required medical supplies, infrastructure etc. especially at a time when cases are on the rise. The central government as part of the COVID-19 plan supplied equipment, medical supplies, and release funds to the states. Earlier this year, the Central Government had approved Rs. 15,000 crore for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’ which would be utilized in a phased manner. As per the official press release, an amount of Rs. 7,774 crores have been provisioned for immediate COVID-19 Emergency Response and the rest for medium-term support in 1-4 years. The package was announced as an urgent response to the pandemic for developing dedicated treatment facilities, setting up of laboratories, and also for the overall enhancement of preparedness for future pandemics. The data on financial, medical and other assistance provided by Government of India to states under the COVID-19 package was recently provided in the Lok Sabha. Here are the details of what has been supplied to states under this package. Till date, Rs. 4257 crores released to states to deal with COVID-19 The MoHFW stated in the parliament that up to 10 September 2020, a sum of Rs. 4256.79 crores was released to States/UTs for dealing with the pandemic under the India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package in two phases. This is around 55% of the Rs. 7774 crores provisioned for immediate COVID-19 response. Among the states, Tamil Nadu received the highest share of Rs. 511.64 crores, about 12% of the total funds allocated. Maharashtra was allocated around Rs. 394 crores followed by Uttar Pradesh with Rs. 334 crores, and Kerala with given Rs 310 crores. Rajasthan (Rs. 285.01 crores), Telangana (Rs. 256.9 crores), and Delhi (Rs.255.12 crores) received more than Rs. 200 crores each. The fund allocated to the six states and Delhi together amounted to more than 55% of the total funds released till date. Combined, the eight union territories were allocated a total funding of Rs. 442.47 crores. The states of Odisha, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand received less than Rs.100 crore each while the north-eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya received less than Rs. 20 crores each and Mizoram, Goa, Nagaland, and Sikkim were received less than Rs. 10 crores each. UP & Tamil Nadu received machines worth more than Rs. 10 crores In addition to this, kits and machines were supplied to the states. Maharashtra received close to Rs. 10 crores worth 23 testing machines. Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal received machines worth Rs. 10.15 crore each. In total, testing machines worth more than Rs. 80 crores were supplied to the states. In addition to the machines, more than Rs. 600 crores worth test kits were supplied to states as of 11 September 2020. A total of 1.17 crore RT-PCR kits were supplied till 11 September 2020 in addition to 60.8 lakh RNA kits and 44.6 lakh VTM kits. As of 14 September 2020, a total of 1.41 crore PPE Kits, 3.44 crore N-95 Masks, 10.84 crore Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets, and 30,663 ventilators were procured by the Centre and supplied to States and central institutions. Central institutions received the lion’s share of the supplies, 11% of N-95 masks, 14% of PPE Kits, and 9.5% of the HCQ tablets. Among the states, the worst affected state of Maharashtra, which currently accounts for more than one-fifth of the cases in India received the highest share of each of the supplies. The top five most affected states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh together received 29% of the N-95 masks, 28% of the PPE Kits, and more than 31% of HCQ tablets supplied by the central government.