Lok Sabha Question No. 5663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Immunisation Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5663 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## IMMUNISATION PROGRAM ME

## 5663. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  difference  in immunization  programme  being implemented  between Government andprivate hospitals across the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has suitably amended the Universal Immunization Programme since inception and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the number  of  vaccines  added  to  the  said programme since inception;
- (c) whether the Government has made an estimation of the children left out from immunization programme across the country particularly in rural areas;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wiseand if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to cover all the ch ildren of the country under the Universal Immunization Programme along with the achievements thereof?

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

- (a): Yes,  the  Universal  Immunization  Programme  implemented  by  Government  of  India provides  for  free  vaccines  across  government  health  facilities  against  11  vaccine  prev diseases of  public  health  importance while  the  immunization  provided  at  private  hospi als provides for vaccines to individuals on demand basis after payment of fees.
- (b): Yes,  since  the  inception,  the  Universal  Immunization  Programme  has  been  suitab amended  to  introduce  six  new  vaccines  namely  Hepatitis  B  Vaccine,  Japanese  Encephalit Vaccine,  Pentavalent  Vaccine,  Inactivated  Polio  Vaccine,  Rotavirus  Vaccine  and  Measl -Rubella Vaccine.
- (c) & (d): Yes, the Government has estimated the left out children for immunization, State/UT - wise details of the same are given at Annexure.
- (e): To increase the immunization coverage of children, Government of India has launch Mission Indradhanush in December'14 which has completed three phases and the fourth phase is ongoing. As on 28 th March 2017, more than 2.1 crore children have been reached of which more than 55 lakh children have been fully immunized under Mission Indradhanush.

## Annexure

State/UT- wise estimation* of Left - ou children for 2016 - 17

| S. No.   | State             | Urban    | Rural     | Total     |
|----------|-------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 5,898    | 11,467    | 17,365    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 196      | 2,213     | 2,409     |
| 3        | Assam             | 800      | 44,532    | 45,332    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 34,994   | 2,84,496  | 3,19,490  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 2,997    | 7,541     | 10,538    |
| 6        | Delhi             | 13,759   | 750       | 14,509    |
| 7        | Goa               | 68       | -         | 68        |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 25,367   | 58,310    | 83,677    |
| 9        | Haryana           | 8,748    | 27,747    | 36,495    |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 801      | 1,178     | 1,979     |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6,549    | 15,194    | 21,743    |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 10,117   | 78,648    | 88,765    |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 11,603   | 16,347    | 27,950    |
| 14       | Kerala            | -        | 1,079     | 1,079     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 42,197   | 1,35,391  | 177,588   |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 8,031    | 19,451    | 27,482    |
| 17       | Manipur           | 382      | 4,129     | 4,511     |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 1,451    | 11,260    | 12,711    |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 389      | 445       | 834       |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 2,790    | 10,206    | 12,996    |
| 21       | Odisha            | 10,010   | 55,409    | 65,419    |
| 22       | Punjab            | 5,493    | 4,996     | 10,489    |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 16,328   | 1,31,838  | 1,48,166  |
| 24       | Sikkim            | -        | 66        | 66        |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 7,624    | 7,532     | 15,156    |
| 26       | Telangana         | 3,469    | 10,614    | 14,083    |
| 27       | Tripura           | 1,642    | 5,175     | 6,817     |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,74,388 | 6,47,709  | 8,22,097  |
| 29       | Uttarakhand       | 4,085    | 16,847    | 20,932    |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 11,592   | 26,739    | 38,331    |
| Total    | Total             | 4,11,768 | 16,37,309 | 20,49,077 |