Lok Sabha Question No. 3155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Routine Immunisation of Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3155

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## ROUTINE IMMUNISATION OF CHILDREN

## 3155. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a) whether  as  per  an  estimate  released  by  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  and UNICEF  child  immunisation  in  the  country  has  seen  sharpest  downfall  during COVID-19 pandemic period;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the number of children vaccinated under Mission Indradhanush and Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) in the country, State/UT-wise, vaccines-wise; and
- (d) the estimated number of children left out of routine immunization in the country due to the pandemic along with remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  to  (b)  As  per  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  and United  Nations  Children's Emergency  Fund  (UNICEF)  estimates,  India's  coverage  of  third  dose  of  Oral  Polio Vaccine  (OPV)  vaccine  was  90%  in  2019  and  85  %  in  2020.  As  per  National  Family Health  Survey-  5  data  of  22  states  /UTs,  18  states/UTs  have  shown  an  increase  in  Full Immunization Coverage as compared to National Family Health Survey- 4 data.

(c) The number of children vaccinated under Mission Indradhanush and Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) in the country, State/UT-wise, vaccines-wise are at Annexure 1 & 2 respectively.

(d) Government has taken a number of steps for strengthening routine immunization and ensuring  that  amidst  the  COVID-19  pandemic  crisis,  access  to  immunization  services remains uninterrupted. These include:

-  Development  and  dissemination  of  guidelines  to  safely  continue  immunisation  services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-  Appropriate communication material has been developed and shared with the States and UTs for addressing vaccine hesitancy and strengthening routine immunization with due precautions, during COVID-19 pandemic.
-  Supply chain of vaccines and other logistics has been ensured during COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 was also conducted in February 2021 and March  2021,  to  cover  the  unvaccinated  and  partially  vaccinated  children.  These  efforts have contributed in reduction of immunization gap coverage.

States/UTs  have  been  asked  to  prepare  specific  plans  to  improve  Full  Immunization Coverage and to ensure designated days in a week only for Routine Immunization activity.

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## State/UT wise details of Mission Indradhanush & Intensified Mission Indradhanush

| S. No.   | States/UTs       | No. of children vaccinated*   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | A&N Islands      | 1,245                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh   | 2,18,372                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pr.    | 68,737                        |
| 4        | Assam            | 4,87,619                      |
| 5        | Bihar            | 20,13,023                     |
| 6        | Chandigarh       | 5,689                         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh     | 5,19,830                      |
| 8        | D&N Haveli       | 658                           |
| 9        | Daman &Diu       | 889                           |
| 10       | Delhi            | 14,97,113                     |
| 11       | Goa              | 826                           |
| 12       | Gujarat          | 6,76,271                      |
| 13       | Haryana          | 12,67,651                     |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh | 20,703                        |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 1,12,257                      |
| 16       | Jharkhand        | 11,31,997                     |
| 17       | Karnataka        | 13,38,108                     |
| 18       | Kerala           | 1,88,367                      |
| 19       | Lakshadweep      | 11**                          |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh   | 29,49,121                     |
| 21       | Maharashtra      | 10,15,871                     |
| 22       | Manipur          | 63,923                        |
| 23       | Meghalaya        | 1,62,221                      |
| 24       | Mizoram          | 22,802                        |
| 25       | Nagaland         | 72,067                        |
| 26       | Odisha           | 5,24,968                      |
| 27       | Puducherry       | 598                           |
| 28       | Punjab           | 1,93,850                      |
| 29       | Rajasthan        | 18,51,733                     |
| 30       | Sikkim           | 828                           |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu       | 6,75,977                      |
| 32       | Telangana        | 2,93,361                      |
| 33       | Tripura          | 37,079                        |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh    | 2,01,78,185                   |
| 35       | Uttarakhand      | 3,96,767                      |
| 36       | West Bengal      | 6,19,765                      |
|          | India            | 3,86,08,482                   |

## Vaccine wise doses administered during Mission Indradhanush & Intensified Mission Indradhanush

|   S. no. | Vaccine           | Number of doses Administered*      |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | 41,86,228         | Bacillus of Calmette &Guerin (BCG) |
|        2 | 60,58,066         | Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1 st dose |
|        3 | 49,90,693         | Pentavalent 1 st dose              |
|        4 | 60,47,861         | Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 2 nd dose |
|        5 | 48,35,818         | Pentavalent 2 nd dose              |
|        6 | 59,40,731         | Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 3 rd dose |
|        7 | 46,10,301         | Pentavalent 3 rd dose              |
|        8 | Vaccine 1 st dose | Measles Containing 64,56,922       |