Lok Sabha Question No. 4851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Eradication of Measles
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER,

## ERADICATION OF MEASL ES

## 4851. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  make  the  count measles free;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the number of cases of measles reported during the last two years, State -wise;
- (d) the necessary steps taken in this regard along with the funds allocated for the same;
- (e) the time by which the country is likely to be declared as measl es free?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) &(b) : Government of India introduced measles vaccine across the country in 1985 unde the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). To further reduce the measles burden, a second dose of measles vaccine was introduced in the country in the year 2010.

Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  accepted  the  recommendation  of  Mission Steering Group for wide age group measles rubel la campaign covering children in the age group of  9  month  to  lessthan  15  years  followed  by  introduction  measles  rubella  vaccine  in  r immunization to further reduce morbidity and mortality due to measles and rubella.

(c ): The State - wise details o f the number of measles cases reported during the last two year are placed at the Annexure .

(d): The following steps have been taken:

- Government of India introduced second dose of measles vaccine in 2010, to be given at -24 months of age of the chil d.
- Coverage improvement initiatives, like, Mission Indradhanush, are carried out to imp coverage of measles vaccine.
- An India Expert Advisory Group on Measles & Rubella (IEAG - MR) has been established, comprising national and international experts, to provide technical guidance on the elimination efforts from time to time.

No separate funds are allocated as measles vaccination is a part of routine immuni ation activities.

(e): South East Asia Region of World Health Organization has declared elimination of meas and  control  of  rubella  and  congenital  rubella  syndrome  by  2020  in  South  East  Asia  Re countries including India.

State/UT- wisemeasles cases during the last two years (January to December)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2014   |   2015 |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 281*   |     40 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 35     |     12 |
| 3.       | Assam             | 507    |   1225 |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 141    |    339 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 7      |     32 |
| 6.       | Goa               | 72     |     28 |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 823    |    790 |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 155    |    256 |
| 9.       | HimachalPradesh   | 267    |    927 |
| 10.      | Jammu Division    | 118    |     68 |
|          | Kashmir Division  | 2722   |   2080 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         | 1019   |   1007 |
| 12.      | Karnataka         | 1116   |   1181 |
| 13.      | Kerala            | 1257   |   1781 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 352    |    786 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 2030   |   1801 |
| 16.      | Manipur           | 232    |    419 |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | 228    |     43 |
| 18.      | Mizoram           | 123    |    759 |
| 19.      | Nagaland          | 319    |     67 |
| 20.      | Odisha            | 583    |    731 |
| 21.      | Punjab            | 1      |     32 |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         | 294    |   1407 |
| 23.      | Sikkim            | 102    |    245 |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        | 499    |    405 |
| 25.      | Telangana         | NA     |     83 |
| 26.      | Tripura           | 452    |    683 |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 298    |   1202 |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       | 382    |    311 |
| 29.      | West Bengal       | 3777   |   5425 |
| 30.      | A&N Islands       | 37     |     26 |
| 31.      | Chandigarh        | 4      |    105 |
| 32.      | D&N Haveli        | 78     |    142 |
| 33.      | Daman & Diu       | 14     |      0 |
| 34.      | Delhi             | 1875   |   1063 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep       | 0      |      0 |
| 36.      | Puducherry        | 27     |     13 |
|          | Total             | 20227  |  25514 |

Source: National Health Profile 2016, Central Bureau of Health Intelligence.

Notes:

*excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July onwards.