Lok Sabha Question No. 1149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: National Immunisation Day
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Gautham Sigamani Pon

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## NATIONAL IMMUNISATIO N DAY

## 1149. DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI GAUTAM SIGAMAANI PON:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched the National Immunization Day Programme also known  as 'Polio  Ravivar', if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the awareness  campaign launched for the programme;
- (b)  the  number  of  States  which  have  participated  in the  National  Immunisation  day programme along with the number of children vaccinated, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to get the status of polio free nation, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the country runs a high risk of importing the polio virus from its neighbouring countries particularly Pakistan, Afghanistan, if so, the corrective steps taken in this regard; and
- (e) the details of action plan for the continuation of pulse polio vaccination programme in the country and the steps taken to eradicate polio from the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS TRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes, the Government has launched the National Immunization Day programme also known as 'Polio Ravivar'.

The programme was launched by Hon'ble President of India on 18 January 2020.

The awareness  of  the  programme were  carried  out through hoardings,  banners, posters, print media, social media, radio and TV spots, rallies, miking etc.

- (b): All the 37 States/UTs have participated in the National Immunization day programme and nearly 15.97 crores children vaccinated . State/UT - wise details  of  number  of  children vaccinated isgivenat annexure .
- (c): India continues to remain polio free for 9 years since the last case that was reported on 13 January 2011.

Government has undertaken thefollowing activities to maintain the polio - free status:

1. High quality Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance and environmental surveillance to identify any polio virus circulation.
2. Vaccination  against  polio  is  provided  with  oral  and  injectable  polio  v accin s  to  gi e double protection. Country continues to observeone National Immunization Day (NID) and two Sub - National Immunization Days (SNID) each year as per recommendations of India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) for Polio.
3. Cross - border vaccination i s being carried out throughout the year and nearly 141.39lakh beneficiaries were vaccinated till Nov 2019 .Poliovaccination carried out for nearly 2.99 lakh international  travellers travelling  to  and  from eight  polio  infected/high  risk countries namely A fghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria till Nov 2019 .
4. Emergency  Preparedness  and  Response  Plan  (EPRP)  is  in  place  to  mitigate  risk  an respond quickly to any polio emergency.
5. (d): Government has undertaken the following actions to mitigate risk of importation polio virus from its neighbouring countries particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan:
1. Cross - border  vaccination  of  nearly  70,000  travellers  each  year  at  India - Pakistan  land bor ders.
2. Environmental surveillance is being carried out in s tates of Gujarat and Punjab .
3. Emergency  Preparedness  and  Response  Plan  (EPRP)  is  in  place  to  mitigate  risk  an respond quickly to any polio emergency.
9. (e): The India Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on polio has recommendedone National Immunization Day round and two Sub National Immunization Day rounds in 202 0, 2021 and 2022.

Regional Certification Commission (RCC) of South East Asia Regional (SEAR) of WHO on 27 th March 2014 certified SEAR countries including India polio free. Country continues to maintain the polio free status since then .

Annexure National Immunization Day (Polio) - Jan 2020

| SNo   | State             | No. of children vaccinated*   |
|-------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1     | A&N Islands       | 26,530                        |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 52,72,355                     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,45,554                      |
| 4     | Assam             | 46,06,234                     |
| 5     | Bihar             | 1,82,86,938                   |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 1,02,749                      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 35,85,041                     |
| 8     | D&N Haveli        | 44,444                        |
| 9     | Daman & Diu       | 26,670                        |
| 10    | Delhi             | 19,20,000                     |
| 11    | Goa               | 1,12,013                      |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 83,72,258                     |
| 13    | Haryana           | 37,56,517                     |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh  | 6,26,921                      |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 19,85,000                     |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 60,69,748                     |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 65,31,185                     |
| 18    | Kerala            | 23,80,281                     |
| 19    | Ladakh            | 27,359                        |
| 20    | Lakshadweep       | 5,462                         |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,10,14,854                   |
| 22    | Maharashtra       | 1,10,89,576                   |
| 23    | Manipur           | 3,10,233                      |
| 24    | Meghalaya         | 4,51,102                      |
| 25    | Mizoram           | 1,13,718                      |
| 26    | Nagaland          | 1,21,383                      |
| 27    | Odisha            | 41,09,614                     |
| 28    | Pondicherry       | 93,612                        |
| 29    | Punjab            | 32,31,914                     |
| 30    | Rajasthan         | 1,09,56,290                   |
| 31    | Sikkim            | 41,828                        |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu        | 70,26,950                     |
| 33    | Telangana         | 39,23,383                     |
| 34    | Tripura           | 3,47,341                      |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh     | 3,29,17,254                   |
| 36    | Uttarakhand       | 13,40,764                     |
| 37    | West Bengal       | 85,29,672                     |
| Total | Total             | 15,95,02,747                  |