Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Universal Immunisation Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, P.R. SUNDARAM, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2018

## UNIVERSAL IMMUNISATI ON PROGRAMME

## 1339. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any scheme to promoteimmunisation coverage and if so, the details and objectives thereof;
- (b) the challenges faced by the Government in the implementation of the scheme;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to overcome the difficulties in the implementation of the scheme;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  improvement in  the  related  indices  like  increase  in immunisation coverage or decrease in the incidence of diseases after the implementation of the scheme, if so, thedetails thereof, State -wise;
- (e)  whether the  Government  has assessed  the  progress  achieved  periodically under  Universal Immunisation Programme in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is undertaking  any  other  policies  for promoting  universal immunisation, if so,the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : The  government  has  launched  Mission  Indradhanush in  528  districts  across  35 States/UTs and Intensified Mission Indr adhanushin 190 districts including 17 urban areas across 24 State/UTs with an aim to achieve 90% full immunisation coverage by December 2018.

Contd………

(b):    The main challenges faced by the government in implementation of scheme are la awareness  in  people  about  benefits  of  immunisation  and  apprehension  for  adverse  eve following immunisation.

(c):     Government is undertaking focused IEC activ ities through communication plans made at State, district and block level so as to increase awareness amongst the people and allev apprehensions for immunisation.

(d):      As per the report of Integrated Child Health and Immunisation Survey (IN CHIS), the first two phases of Mission Indradhanush led to an increase of 6.7% in full immunization cove The state - wise details of number of children and pregnant women vaccinated are Annexed.

(e):      The progress of Universal Immunisation Programm e is assessed regularly through data available  on  Health  Management  Information  System  (HMIS).  Further,  periodic  surveys  li National Family Health Survey (NFHS), District Level Household Survey (DLHS), Coverage Evaluation Survey (CES) etc. also provide d etails on progress of Immunization Coverage .

(f ) : The Government is focusing on strengthening Routine Immunization to increase an sustain the  gains in  Immunisation Coverage made under Mission  Indradhanush  &  Intensifi Mission Indradhanush.

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*Data as on 23 rd January 2018.

## Annexure

## State - wise details of Children and Pregnant Women immunized under Mission Indradhanush (MI) and Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI)*

(Figures in lakhs)

| S.No   | State/UT            | Children immunized   | Children immunized   | Children immunized   | Pregnant Women Immunized   | Pregnant Women Immunized   | Pregnant Women Immunized   |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No   | State/UT            | MI                   | IMI                  | Total                | MI                         | IMI                        | Total                      |
| 1      | A & N Islands       | 0.001                | -                    | 0.001                | 0.000                      | -                          | 0.000                      |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1.798                | 0.217                | 2.015                | 0.392                      | 0.033                      | 0.425                      |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0.442                | 0.118                | 0.559                | 0.054                      | 0.013                      | 0.066                      |
| 4      | Assam               | 3.397                | 0.266                | 3.663                | 0.941                      | 0.062                      | 1.003                      |
| 5      | Bihar               | 11.744               | 1.614                | 13.357               | 2.724                      | 0.294                      | 3.018                      |
| 6      | Chandigarh          | 0.045                | -                    | 0.045                | 0.007                      | -                          | 0.007                      |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh        | 4.882                | -                    | 4.882                | 1.109                      | -                          | 1.109                      |
| 8      | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 0.005                | -                    | 0.005                | 0.001                      | -                          | 0.001                      |
| 9      | Daman & Diu         | 0.006                | -                    | 0.006                | 0.001                      | -                          | 0.001                      |
| 10     | Delhi               | 11.095               | 1.097                | 12.191               | 1.785                      | 0.117                      | 1.903                      |
| 11     | Goa                 | 0.008                | -                    | 0.008                | 0.001                      | -                          | 0.001                      |
| 12     | Gujarat             | 5.211                | 0.317                | 5.528                | 1.279                      | 0.056                      | 1.335                      |
| 13     | Haryana             | 10.041               | 0.843                | 10.883               | 2.715                      | 0.217                      | 2.932                      |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh    | 0.124                | -                    | 0.124                | 0.028                      | -                          | 0.028                      |
| 15     | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0.841                | 0.098                | 0.939                | 0.067                      | 0.009                      | 0.076                      |
| 16     | Jharkhand           | 7.943                | 0.593                | 8.536                | 1.956                      | 0.130                      | 2.086                      |
| 17     | Karnataka           | 8.190                | 0.704                | 8.894                | 1.639                      | 0.133                      | 1.772                      |
| 18     | Kerala              | 1.378                | 0.018                | 1.396                | 0.109                      | 0.002                      | 0.111                      |
| 19     | Lakshadweep         | 0.000                | -                    | 0.000                | 0.000                      | -                          | 0.000                      |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh      | 21.209               | 2.821                | 24.030               | 6.446                      | 0.597                      | 7.043                      |
| 21     | Maharashtra         | 4.299                | 2.021                | 6.320                | 0.550                      | 0.257                      | 0.807                      |
| 22     | Manipur             | 0.440                | 0.057                | 0.497                | 0.085                      | 0.011                      | 0.096                      |
| 23     | Meghalaya           | 0.880                | 0.230                | 1.110                | 0.145                      | 0.037                      | 0.182                      |
| 24     | Mizoram             | 0.135                | 0.020                | 0.155                | 0.032                      | 0.005                      | 0.038                      |
| 25     | Nagaland            | 0.421                | 0.162                | 0.584                | 0.066                      | 0.022                      | 0.088                      |
| 26     | Odisha              | 3.634                | 0.140                | 3.774                | 1.069                      | 0.028                      | 1.096                      |
| 27     | Puducherry          | 0.006                | -                    | 0.006                | 0.001                      | -                          | 0.001                      |
| 28     | Punjab              | 1.839                | -                    | 1.839                | 0.399                      | -                          | 0.399                      |
| 29     | Rajasthan           | 15.546               | 0.706                | 16.252               | 4.081                      | 0.143                      | 4.224                      |
| 30     | Sikkim              | 0.003                | 0.002                | 0.005                | 0.000                      | 0.000                      | 0.001                      |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu          | 6.702                | -                    | 6.702                | 1.637                      | -                          | 1.637                      |
| 32     | Telangana           | 2.519                | -                    | 2.519                | 0.421                      | -                          | 0.421                      |
| 33     | Tripura             | 0.128                | 0.083                | 0.210                | 0.033                      | 0.012                      | 0.046                      |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh       | 122.454              | 45.123               | 167.577              | 37.240                     | 9.318                      | 46.558                     |
| 35     | Uttarakhand         | 2.396                | 0.396                | 2.791                | 0.653                      | 0.107                      | 0.760                      |
| 36     | West Bengal         | 5.017                | 0.387                | 5.404                | 1.121                      | 0.020                      | 1.141                      |
|        | INDIA               | 254.777              | 58.033               | 312.811              | 68.785                     | 11.624                     | 80.409                     |