Lok Sabha Question No. 1934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Pulse Polio Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30/07/2021

## 'Pulse Polio Programme'

## 1934 . SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU

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

- ( a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  the  polio  va programme along with the number of polio cases detected during the last three y State/UT - wise;
- ( b) whether  the  Government  has  directed  the  States/UTs  to  defer  polio  immunizati programme with the outbreak of pandemic in the country;
- ( c) if so, the details thereof along with its impact on vaccination drive / polio era the country;
- ( d) whether the Government has recently re - launched the nationwide pulse programme; and

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- ( e) if so, the details thereof along with the number of children benefited by this pr State/UT - wise including Tamil Nadu?

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

- a)    T he  State/UT - wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  the vaccination programme are placed at Annexure 'A'.

No polio case was detected during the last three years in the country.

- (b) to (e) The National Immunization Day (NID) was rescheduled from 17th January 2021 31st January 2021 i n  view  of  the  massive  countrywide  COVID - 19  vaccination  drive  roll  out from 16th January 2021.

The NID thereafter was con ducted successfully on 31st January 2021 and more than 15.9 crore children were vaccinated. Hence ,there was no adverse impact due to rescheduling of NID. The number of children benefited by this programme, State/UT - wise including Tamil Nadu is placed at A nnexure 'B'.

Annexure A Details of the funds allocated, released and utilized for the polio vaccination programme during the las

## years, States/UT -wise*

Rs. In crores

| S.No.   | States               | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|---------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | States               | All.      | Rel.      | Exp.      | All.      | Rel.      | Exp.      | All.      | Rel.      | Exp.      |
| 1       | A & N Islands        | 0.30      | 0.23      | 0.03      | 0.30      | 0.12      | 0.01      | 0.30      | 0.23      | 0.05      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh       | 8.45      | 6.33      | 8.61      | 8.61      | 8.59      | 7.95      | 8.45      | 8.45      | 8.25      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 2.77      | 2.76      | 0.85      | 2.24      | 2.24      | 0.03      | 2.77      | 1.38      | 0.33      |
| 4       | Assam                | 15.73     | 15.73     | 4.75      | 17.00     | 16.84     | 0.05      | 15.73     | 23.94     | 6.37      |
| 5       | Bihar                | 17.62     | 17.62     | 23.09     | 15.90     | 15.71     | 25.61     | 17.62     |           | 21.76     |
| 6       | Chandigarh           | 0.25      | 0.19      | 0.26      | 0.27      | 0.40      | 0.08      | 0.25      | 0.19      | 0.17      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh         | 7.25      | 5.44      | 2.55      | 7.72      | 6.18      | 0.25      | 7.25      | 5.44      | 2.60      |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.27      | 0.20      | 0.05      | 0.31      | 0.04      | -         | 0.46      | 0.34      | 0.06      |
|         | Daman & Diu          | 0.19      | 0.10      | 0.02      | 0.21      |           | -         |           |           |           |
| 9       | Delhi                | 2.40      | -         | 5.17      | 2.29      | 0.40      | 1.49      | 2.40      | 2.15      | 5.40      |
| 10      | Goa                  | 0.22      | 0.11      | 0.12      | 0.22      | 0.21      | 0.02      | 0.22      | 0.11      | 0.14      |
| 11      | Gujarat              | 10.30     | 7.83      | 6.94      | 10.31     | 1.90      | -         | 10.30     |           | 0.14      |
| 12      | Haryana              | 3.69      | 2.76      | -         | 3.95      | 3.19      | 3.07      | 3.69      | 2.76      | 3.52      |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh     | 3.17      | 2.38      | 1.01      | 3.18      | 2.48      | 0.15      | 3.17      | 3.17      | 1.00      |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 7.12      | 5.34      | 1.90      | 6.08      | 6.31      | 0.06      | 5.94      | 5.29      | 1.93      |
| 15      | Jharkhand            | 7.38      | -         | 4.17      | 7.81      | 1.80      | 1.82      | 7.38      |           | 4.30      |
| 16      | Karnataka            | 10.32     | -         | 6.37      | 10.42     | 6.23      | 0.67      | 10.32     | 5.16      | 4.76      |
| 17      | Kerala               | 4.49      | 4.49      | 0.19      | 4.64      | 3.71      | 0.18      | 4.49      | 4.49      | 1.51      |
| 18      | Lakshadweep          | 0.05      | 0.03      | 0.02      | 0.04      | 0.03      | 0.02      | 0.05      | 0.04      | 0.02      |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh       | 17.29     | 12.96     | 0.82      | 16.38     | 2.28      | 7.09      | 17.29     | 8.65      | 7.30      |
| 20      | Maharashtra          | 18.23     | 18.23     | 10.93     | 18.33     | 11.00     | 6.12      | 18.23     | 18.23     | 11.41     |
| 21      | Manipur              | 1.77      | 0.89      | 0.47      | 1.77      | 1.79      | 0.02      | 1.77      | 1.74      | 0.31      |
| 22      | Meghalaya            | 1.88      | -         | 1.14      | 1.53      |           | 0.85      | 1.88      | 0.94      | 1.90      |
| 23      | Mizoram              | 1.01      | 0.76      | 0.28      | 0.93      | 0.94      | -         | 1.01      | 1.71      | 0.22      |
| 24      | Nagaland             | 1.30      | -         | 0.97      | 1.03      | 1.21      | 0.04      | 1.30      | 2.20      | 0.60      |
| 25      | Orissa               | 9.55      | 9.55      | 6.86      | 9.93      | 7.95      | 1.20      | 9.55      | 7.16      | 2.72      |
| 26      | Puducherry           | 0.42      | 0.32      | 0.08      | 0.44      | 0.36      | -         | 0.42      | 0.21      | 0.06      |
| 27      | Punjab               | 4.05      | 3.04      | 2.94      | 4.16      | 4.12      | 2.05      | 4.05      | 4.05      | 2.89      |
| 28      | Rajasthan            | 17.44     | 13.11     | 10.00     | 17.67     | 14.06     | 2.09      | 17.44     | 13.51     | 8.04      |
| 29      | Sikkim               | 0.45      |           | 0.13      | 0.36      | -         | -         | 0.45      | 0.75      | 0.03      |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu           | 10.41     | 10.41     | 4.97      | 10.32     | 6.12      | 0.56      | 10.41     | 10.41     | 4.99      |
| 31      | Tripura              | 1.88      | 1.88      | 0.54      | 1.93      | 1.52      | 0.03      | 1.88      | 2.18      | 0.52      |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh        | 35.07     | -         | 43.96     | 36.18     | 28.38     | 60.64     | 35.07     | 35.07     | 20.26     |
| 33      | Uttarakhand          | 4.35      | 4.35      | 5.57      | 4.19      | 4.11      | 4.11      | 4.32      | 4.35      | 3.86      |
| 34      | West Bengal          | 12.09     | -         | 20.20     | 11.31     | 11.19     | 9.18      | 12.09     | 9.06      | 18.61     |
| 35      | Telangana            | 6.04      | 4.53      | 3.07      | 6.05      | 4.77      | 2.12      | 6.04      | 6.04      | 3.46      |
| 36      | Ladakh               | -         | -         | -         | 1.19      | -         | -         | 1.18      | 1.18      | 0.09      |
|         | GRAND TOTAL          | 245.17    | 151.57    | 179.01    | 245.22    | 176.18    | 137.56    | 245.17    | 190.58    | 149.58    |

All.: Allocation, Rel.: Release; Exp.: Expenditure

*  Source:  National  Health  Mission  finance  data  (Expenditure  includes  expenditure  against  Central  Rel State Release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year)

National Immunization Day (NID) 2021 State/UT wise coverage against target*

## Annexure B

| S. No.   | STATE/UTs        | No. of children covered under NID 2021   |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A&N Islands      | 25,543                                   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh   | 5,293,832                                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pr.    | 142,546                                  |
| 4        | Assam            | 4,481,791                                |
| 5        | Bihar            | 18,771,335                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh       | 95,019                                   |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh     | 3,558,740                                |
| 8        | Delhi            | 1,873,461                                |
| 9        | DNH & DD         | 64,108                                   |
| 10       | Goa              | 108,492                                  |
| 11       | Gujarat          | 8,236,920                                |
| 12       | Haryana          | 3,637,961                                |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh | 621,799                                  |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1,940,763                                |
| 15       | Jharkhand        | 6,069,610                                |
| 16       | Karnataka        | 6,536,245                                |
| 17       | Kerala           | 2,368,091                                |
| 18       | Ladakh           | 25,823                                   |
| 19       | Lakshadweep      | 5,817                                    |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh   | 10,983,971                               |
| 21       | Maharashtra      | 11,191,641                               |
| 22       | Manipur          | 315,331                                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya        | 498,332                                  |
| 24       | Mizoram          | 112,741                                  |
| 25       | Nagaland         | 153,802                                  |
| 26       | Odisha           | 4,023,568                                |
| 27       | Pondicherry      | 91,543                                   |
| 28       | Punjab           | 3,127,657                                |
| 29       | Rajasthan        | 10,638,813                               |
| 30       | Sikkim           | 41,936                                   |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu       | 6,959,592                                |
| 32       | Telangana        | 3,951,377                                |
| 33       | Tripura          | 340,331                                  |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh    | 33,249,636                               |
| 35       | Uttarakhand      | 1,320,964                                |
| 36       | West Bengal      | 8,307,377                                |
|          | Total Coverage   | 159,166,508                              |

* Source: State

NIDcoverage reports