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Lok Sabha Question No. 2776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Immunization of Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2776 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## IMMUNIZATION OF CHIL DREN

## 2776. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

(a)  whether  a  large  number  of  children  remain deprived  of  completing  the  doses  of  vaccination specified by his Ministry in the country, if so, the reasons therefor;

- (b) the remedial step s taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) the targeted steps being taken by the Government in spr ading awareness about the Immunization inChildren and the role of Government agencies and NGOs in this regard;

(d)  whether the  Government  proposes  to  set  up/ facilitate  new  Immunization  centres  to  ensure availability of vaccine to all the children; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise and district - wise?

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

(a) & (b): The full immunization coverage stands at 92.8%, as per HMIS data from April 2019 to March 2020. However, still there are pockets where children rema in deprived of completing the doses  of  vaccination,  on  account  of  various  reasons,  such  as :  (i)  lack  of  awareness  of  benefit  of Immunization,  (ii)  apprehensions  of  Adverse  Event  Following  Immunization  (AEFI),  (iii)  Ch travelling, (iv) refusal for vaccin ation and (v) operational gaps.

Special  vaccination  drives  like  Mission  Indradhanush,  Intensified  Mission  Indradhanu Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan (GSA), Extended GSA have been carried out to reach the left out and dro out children from vaccination.

Furthe r, t o mitigate low immunization coverage, strategic interventions like advocacy, so mobilization,  community  engagement,  inter  personal  communication  at  family  level  and  medi engagement are undertaken.

- (c): The  targeted  steps  being  taken  by  the  Govern ment  i spreading  awareness  about  the immunization in children across the country are:
- Awareness  generation  through  electronic  and  print  media  like  radio  spots,  television, hoardings etc.
- Inter personal communication by front line health workers li ke Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)
- Utilizing social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and print media platforms
- Social  mobilization  by  Accredited  Social  Health  Activists  (ASHAs)  and  other  commun ity workers. The workers are incentivized for same.

The activities are undertaken by Government bodies in coordination with Non - Government Organizations (NGOs)

(d) & (e): Under  Mission  Indradhnaush  and  Intensified  Mission  Indradhanush (IMI)  drives, specific immunization sessions are conducted in pockets with low immunization coverage and har reach areas where the proportion of unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children is highest.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Emission Intensity Targets
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2774

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Emission Intensity Targets

## 2774.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  is  on  track  to  meet  its  emission  intensity  and  non-fossil  electricity capacity targets as per the Paris Agreement 2015 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of assistance received from the Green Climate Fund to help India achieve the targets set under the Paris Agreement;
- (c) whether the Government had announced enhanced voluntary commitments before the 26th session of the conference of parties to the UN climate change conference; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)  Yes,  Sir.  As  per  India's  Third  Biennial  Update  Report  (BUR)  to  the  United  Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Feb 2021, India has successfully continued  decoupling  its  economic  growth  from  Green  House  Gases  (GHGs)  emissions, resulting in reduction of the emission intensity of its GDP by 24 per cent between 2005 and 2016 against a target of 33-35 percent reduction by 2030. As on 31 January 2021, the share of non-fossil  fuel  based  capacity  in  the  total  installed  electricity  generation  capacity  is  about 38.53% against a target of 40 percent by 2030.
- (b) Under Green Climate Fund (GCF), so far three projects have been approved for India with a  total  grant-cum-loan  assistance  of  USD  177.82  Million.  The  total  cost  of  the  three sanctioned projects is USD  546.57  Million,  including co-financing, to address both adaptation and mitigation measures.
- (c)  to  (d):  Renewable  energy  target  of  450  GW  by  2030  was  announced  at  the  Climate Ambition Summit in December 2020. This reflects an enhancement over the target of 175 GW by 2022.

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