Lok Sabha Question No. 3999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Universal Immunisation Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3999

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH 2023

## UNIVERSAL IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME

## 3999:  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) whether  the  implementation  of  the  Universal  Immunisation  Programme  (UIP)  was affected during the course of COVID-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  immunisation  of those children who missed their dosage; and
- (d) the  percentage  of  children  between  the  age  of  12-23  months  immunised  under  UIP during  the  year  2021-22,  vaccination-wise,  State/UT-wise  including  district-wise  in Jharkhand?

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

- (a) to  (c)  Guidelines  were  issued  to  all  States/UTs  to  ensure  that  Routine  Immunization services  under  Universal  Immunization  Programme  (UIP)  are  delivered  during  the COVID-19  pandemic  while  following  COVID  appropriate  behavior.  However,  there were some eligible children who were left out or dropped out for the due vaccine doses from Routine Immunization. Two rounds of Mission Indradhanush were conducted in the year 2021 and 2022 during the COVID 19 pandemic to vaccinate the left out and dropped out children and pregnant women with the missed vaccine doses.
- (d)  All  the  primary  vaccine  doses  are  administered  within  one  year  of  age  and  only booster  doses  are  administered  at  the  age  of  12-23  months  under  UIP.  Percentage  of children between the age of 12-23 months immunized under UIP during the year 202122, vaccination-wise, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Jharkhand is placed at Annexure 1A and 1B.

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## (A) Percentage of children between the age of 12-23 months immunized under UIP during the year 2021-22, vaccination-wise, State/UT-wise:

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT                             |   MRCV-2 nd dose (%) |   DPT Booster- 1 st dose (%) |   OPV Booster- 1 st Dose (%) | JE-2** (%)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                     |                 96   |                         92.4 |                         90.9 | NA           |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                               |                 99.3 |                         96.4 |                         97   | 88.4         |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                 65   |                         65.2 |                         65.1 | 73.9         |
| 4.      | Assam                                        |                 80.1 |                         80.6 |                         80.3 | 76.0         |
| 5.      | Bihar                                        |                 72.9 |                         72.9 |                         72.7 | 61.8         |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                                   |                 84.8 |                         83.6 |                         83.9 | NA           |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                                 |                 82   |                         81.4 |                         81.2 | 36.7         |
| 8.      | Delhi                                        |                 90.1 |                         88.4 |                         87.9 | NA           |
| 9.      | Goa                                          |                 92.4 |                         89.4 |                         89.6 | 83.2         |
| 10.     | Gujarat                                      |                107.4 |                        107   |                        105.4 | NA           |
| 11.     | Haryana                                      |                 88   |                         84   |                         83.7 | 69.6         |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh                             |                 85   |                         85   |                         84.9 | NA           |
| 13.     | Jammu And Kashmir                            |                104.2 |                        104.4 |                        104.4 | NA           |
| 14.     | Jharkhand                                    |                 87.5 |                         85   |                         84.6 | 67.5         |
| 15.     | Karnataka                                    |                 89.8 |                         87.9 |                         87.8 | 91.5         |
| 16.     | Kerala                                       |                 82.1 |                         89.9 |                         89.9 | 80.6         |
| 17.     | Ladakh                                       |                 89.1 |                         89.1 |                         89.1 | NA           |
| 18.     | Lakshadweep                                  |                 93.6 |                         93.9 |                         91.6 | NA           |
| 19.     | Madhya Pradesh                               |                 78.8 |                         78.6 |                         78.2 | NA           |
| 20.     | Maharashtra                                  |                 96.4 |                         96.2 |                         96.1 | 77.9         |
| 21.     | Manipur                                      |                 67.3 |                         71.1 |                         71   | 63.4         |
| 22.     | Meghalaya                                    |                 78.1 |                         76.2 |                         76.2 | 65.4         |
| 23.     | Mizoram                                      |                102.9 |                         96.8 |                         97   | NA           |
| 24.     | Nagaland                                     |                 52.5 |                         50.2 |                         49.6 | 51.3         |
| 25.     | Odisha                                       |                 83.4 |                         83.3 |                         83.1 | 82.3         |
| 26.     | Puducherry                                   |                 63   |                         63.1 |                         63.2 | NA           |
| 27.     | Punjab                                       |                 83.3 |                         83.4 |                         83.4 | NA           |
| 28.     | Rajasthan                                    |                 64   |                         66.6 |                         66.3 | NA           |
| 29.     | Sikkim                                       |                 66.1 |                         65.5 |                         65.3 | NA           |
| 30.     | Tamil Nadu                                   |                 84.3 |                         83.5 |                         83.5 | 75.7         |
| 31.     | Telangana                                    |                100   |                         96.8 |                         95.6 | 83.7         |
| 32.     | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                 52.5 |                         51.9 |                         51.9 | NA           |
| 33.     | Tripura                                      |                 86.9 |                         85.9 |                         85.9 | 82.9         |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh                                |                 78   |                         75.4 |                         75.1 | 70.4         |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                                  |                 83.1 |                         83.1 |                         83.1 | 91.4         |
| 36.     | West Bengal                                  |                 94.8 |                         94.8 |                         94.6 | 93.2         |
|         | All India                                    |                 83.2 |                         82.4 |                         82.1 | 73.7         |

MRCV- Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine; DPT- Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus; OPV- Oral

Polio Vaccine and JE- Japanese Encephalitis vaccine provided only in JE endemic States/Districts.

## (B)  District  wise  and  Vaccination  wise  percentage  of  children  between  the  age  of  12-23 months immunized under UIP  during the year 2021-22 in the State of Jharkhand:

| S.No.                  | District       | MRCV-2 nd dose (%)   |   DPT Booster- 1 st dose (%) |   OPV Booster-1 st Dose (%) | JE-2** (%)   |
|------------------------|----------------|----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| 1.                     | Bokaro         | 92.5                 |                         86.1 |                        85.6 | 78.2         |
| 2.                     | Chatra         | 91.1                 |                         80.3 |                        79.8 | 66.6         |
| 3.                     | Deoghar        | 76.5                 |                         76   |                        75.3 | NA           |
| 4.                     | Dhanbad        | 107.0                |                        105.6 |                       105   | 105.3        |
| 5.                     | Dumka          | 90.0                 |                         94.1 |                        92.9 | 83.5         |
| 6. East Singhbum       | 82.3           |                      |                         76.6 |                        71.8 | 64.3         |
| 7.                     | Garhwa         | 93.3                 |                         85.2 |                        85.4 | 72.3         |
| 8.                     | Giridih        | 73.8                 |                         74.2 |                        73.1 | 72.2         |
| 9.                     | Godda          | 81.7                 |                         82.8 |                        92.1 | NA           |
| 10.                    | Gumla          | 89.0                 |                         86.5 |                        85.4 | NA           |
| 11.                    | Hazaribagh     | 94.2                 |                         88.4 |                        88.2 | 74.6         |
| 12. Jamtara            |                | 77.8                 |                         77.6 |                        77.2 | 75.1         |
| 13. Khunti             |                | 99.7                 |                         99.4 |                        99.6 | NA           |
| 14. Koderma            |                | 90.0                 |                         85.3 |                        83.6 | NA           |
| Latehar                |                | 89.5                 |                         89.6 |                        89.5 | 15. 83.8     |
| 16. Lohardaga          |                | 101.4                |                         97.9 |                        98   | NA           |
| 17. Pakur              | 66.7           |                      |                         67.6 |                        66.9 | 63.7         |
| 18. Palamu             | 90.4           |                      |                         90.2 |                        89.3 | 80.9         |
| 19. Ramgarh            | 94.0           |                      |                         91.8 |                        91   | 88.3         |
| 20. Ranchi             | 106.9          |                      |                        100.6 |                       100.3 | 65.4         |
| 21.                    | Sahebganj      | 58.4                 |                         56.4 |                        54.8 | 47.2         |
| 22. SaraikelaKharsawan | 90.8           |                      |                         90.8 |                        90.6 | 75.6         |
| 23. Simdega            | 84.7           |                      |                         82.2 |                        81.7 | NA           |
| 24.                    | West Singhbhum | 84.5                 |                         83.6 |                        83.4 | 77.6         |

MRCV- Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine; DPT- Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus; OPV- Oral Polio Vaccine and JE- Japanese Encephalitis vaccine provided only in JE endemic districts.