Lok Sabha Question No. 1569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Mission Indradhanush
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY 2023

## MISSION INDRADHANUSH

## 1569: SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey on the progress of vaccination coverage of children upto two years of age under the Indradhanush Scheme ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Howrah district in West Bengal;
- (c) the impetus given by the Government for vaccination coverage particularly in the scheduled tribe and minority concentrated districts;
- (d) whether the COVID-19 vaccination drive has affected the progress of other immunization programmes among children and mothers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  funds  allocated  under  the  Indradhanush  scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) Government has conducted National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-2021) which reported an increase of 14.6% points in the Full Immunization Coverage (FIC) of children up to 2 years of age from 62% in NFHS-4 to 76.6% in NFHS-5.

(b)  State/UT  wise  Full  Immunization  Coverage  of  children  aged  12-23  months  as  per  NFHS-5  is placed at Annexure 1. FIC of Howrah district, West Bengal is 87.8% (NFHS-5).

(c) Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is implemented across all States/UTs in India. Mission Indradhanush,  a  special catch-up  campaign  is  conducted  periodically in the districts of  low immunization coverage including tribal districts.

(d) COVID-19 pandemic had impacted the immunization coverage and children and pregnant women were left out or dropped out from the due vaccine doses under Routine Immunization. Two rounds of Mission Indradhanush were conducted in 2021 and 2022 to reach and vaccinate these children and pregnant women with the missed vaccine doses. .

(e) Funds allocated for Routine Immunization (RI) are utilized for carrying out Mission Indradhanush activities.  The  State/UT  wise  Central  Release  under  RI  for  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  is placed at Annexure 2.

## (A) State/UT wise Full Immunization Coverage of children aged 12-23 months as per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-2021)

| S.No.   | State/UT                                     |   Full Immunization Coverage NFHS-5 (2019-2021) (%) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                     |                                                77.8 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                               |                                                73   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                                                64.9 |
| 4       | Assam                                        |                                                66.4 |
| 5       | Bihar                                        |                                                71   |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                   |                                                80.9 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                 |                                                79.7 |
| 8       | Delhi                                        |                                                76   |
| 9       | Goa                                          |                                                81.9 |
| 10      | Gujarat                                      |                                                76.3 |
| 11      | Haryana                                      |                                                76.9 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                             |                                                89.3 |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir                            |                                                86.2 |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                    |                                                73.9 |
| 15      | Karnataka                                    |                                                84.1 |
| 16      | Kerala                                       |                                                77.8 |
| 17      | Ladakh                                       |                                                88.2 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                                  |                                                86.1 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                               |                                                77.1 |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                  |                                                73.5 |
| 21      | Manipur                                      |                                                68.8 |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                    |                                                63.8 |
| 23      | Mizoram                                      |                                                72.5 |
| 24      | Nagaland                                     |                                                57.9 |
| 25      | Odisha                                       |                                                90.5 |
| 26      | Puducherry                                   |                                                82   |
| 27      | Punjab                                       |                                                76.2 |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                    |                                                80.4 |
| 29      | Sikkim                                       |                                                80.6 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                   |                                                89.2 |
| 31      | Telangana                                    |                                                79.1 |
| 32      | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                                                94.9 |
| 33      | Tripura                                      |                                                69.5 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                |                                                69.6 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                                  |                                                80.8 |
| 36      | West Bengal                                  |                                                87.8 |
|         | India                                        |                                                76.6 |

## B) State/UT wise Central Release under Routine Immunization  for last three years and current year under NHM

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|       |                                        | 2019-20              | 2020-21              | 2021-22              | Rs. In crore                                |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       |                                        | Central Release      | Central Release      | Central Release      | Central Release                             |
| S.No. | States/UTs                             | Routine Immunization | Routine Immunization | Routine Immunization | Flexible Pool * ( RCH &HSS, NHP and NUHM)** |
| 1.    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands               | 0.27                 | 0.50                 | 0.70                 | 22.96                                       |
| 2.    | Andhra Pradesh                         | 19.09                | 8.45                 | 8.30                 | 499.95                                      |
| 3.    | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 4.74                 | 2.93                 | 4.46                 | 136.24                                      |
| 4.    | Assam                                  | 35.71                | 50.76                | 35.84                | 1,310.81                                    |
| 5.    | Bihar                                  | 35.03                | 21.65                | 34.53                | 463.39                                      |
| 6.    | Chandigarh                             | 0.80                 | 0.32                 | 0.16                 | 20.04                                       |
| 7.    | Chhattisgarh                           | 13.77                | 13.23                | 16.34                | 474.50                                      |
| 8.    | Delhi                                  | 0.80                 | 3.95                 | 2.24                 | -                                           |
| 9.    | Goa                                    | 0.50                 | 0.11                 | 0.07                 | 15.04                                       |
| 10.   | Gujarat                                | 14.50                | 9.49                 | 11.52                | 529.51                                      |
| 11.   | Haryana                                | 8.03                 | 7.28                 | 6.34                 | 304.67                                      |
| 12.   | Himachal Pradesh                       | 6.27                 | 7.06                 | 5.85                 | 236.55                                      |
| 13.   | Jammu &Kashmir                         | 14.19                | 11.79                | 9.72                 | 329.50                                      |
| 14.   | Jharkhand                              | 11.37                | 6.80                 | 6.18                 | 426.60                                      |
| 15.   | Karnataka                              | 16.44                | 17.84                | 15.67                | 564.60                                      |
| 16.   | Kerala                                 | 9.36                 | 10.01                | 10.01                | 230.32                                      |
| 17.   | Ladakh                                 | --                   | 2.63                 | 1.05                 | 62.45                                       |
| 18.   | Lakshadweep                            | 0.03                 | 0.09                 | 0.10                 | 5.26                                        |
| 19.   | Madhya Pradesh                         | 17.98                | 29.89                | 37.49                | 1,473.62                                    |
| 20.   | Maharashtra                            | 33.59                | 40.63                | 22.82                | 1,003.18                                    |
| 21.   | Manipur                                | 3.78                 | 3.67                 | 1.68                 | 48.12                                       |
| 22.   | Meghalaya                              | 0.00                 | 4.63                 | 3.41                 | 147.18                                      |
| 23.   | Mizoram                                | 2.00                 | 3.62                 | 2.23                 | 66.28                                       |
| 24.   | Nagaland                               | 2.28                 | 4.65                 | 1.90                 | 41.07                                       |
| 25.   | Odisha                                 | 20.08                | 13.02                | 21.28                | 634.74                                      |
| 26.   | Puducherry                             | 0.52                 | 0.21                 | 0.35                 | 9.37                                        |
| 27.   | Punjab                                 | 9.17                 | 9.03                 | 3.35                 | 327.57                                      |
| 28.   | Rajasthan                              | 35.66                | 34.50                | 19.53                | -                                           |
| 29.   | Sikkim                                 | 0.41                 | 1.58                 | 0.80                 | 32.29                                       |
| 30.   | Tamil Nadu                             | 16.23                | 23.20                | 16.86                | 570.13                                      |
| 31.   | Telangana                              | 6.14                 | 11.61                | 7.33                 | 382.07                                      |
| 32.   | The Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0.05                 | 0.90                 | 0.84                 | 25.83                                       |
| 33.   | Tripura                                | 3.21                 | 4.63                 | 5.48                 | 129.37                                      |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh                          | 80.00                | 79.07                | 40.45                | 2,065.10                                    |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand                            | 9.11                 | 9.69                 | 6.25                 | 290.41                                      |
| 36.   | West Bengal                            | 24.94                | 23.91                | 26.94                | 719.68                                      |

*From 2022-23 onwards, funds are released as flexi-pool which includes funds for Routine Immunization **RCH- Reproductive and Child Health,  HSS-Health System Strengthening,  NHP- National Health Programme , NUHM- National Urban Health Mission