Lok Sabha Question No. 1392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine under UIP
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY 2023

## PNEUMOCOCCALCONJUGATE VACCINE UNDER UIP

## 1392: DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement nationwide immunization of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) as part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav';
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the vaccines administered since its inception, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of UIP in West Bengal, district-wise including the north and south Dinajpur districts;
- (d) whether the Government has received any financial support from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for PCV immunization in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the efforts made/proposed to be made by the Government in this regard and to safeguard the children from early age lung infections; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to include indigenous vaccine manufacturers in PCV immunization programme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) Government of India has rolled out nationwide expansion of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in October 2021 as a part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Maotsav'

(b) and (c) The number of PCV doses administered since its introduction, state-wise and the number of PCV doses administered in West Bengal, district-wise including the North and South Dinajpur districts is placed at Annexure 1 and Annexure II respectively.

(d) and (e) Government has not received any financial support from World Health Organization (WHO) for the PCV immunization in the country. However, in kind support for the introduction of PCV was received from Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) under Health System Strengthening (HSS)-II. Thereafter, the vaccine procurement has been supported from domestic budget. To safeguard the children from early age lung infections and to reduce morbidity and mortality from childhood pneumonia, Government has also launched Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) initiative in 2019.

(f) PCV administered under UIP is procured from indigenous vaccine manufacturers since February 2021.

Annexure -1 The number of PCV doses administered since introduction, State-wise is as below:

|   S.No. | State/UT                                     | Total doses of PCVadministered since introduction   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                     | 6,440                                               |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                               | 27,99,026                                           |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 84,847                                              |
|       4 | Assam                                        | 22,88,560                                           |
|       5 | Bihar                                        | 3,35,88,492                                         |
|       6 | Chandigarh                                   | 66,675                                              |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                                 | 21,58,087                                           |
|       8 | Delhi                                        | 10,47,533                                           |
|       9 | Goa                                          | 72,598                                              |
|      10 | Gujarat                                      | 37,45,806                                           |
|      11 | Haryana                                      | 50,26,707                                           |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh                             | 16,59,185                                           |
|      13 | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 9,52,026                                            |
|      14 | Jharkhand                                    | 26,69,695                                           |
|      15 | Karnataka                                    | 26,51,021                                           |
|      16 | Kerala                                       | 13,99,894                                           |
|      17 | Ladakh                                       | 16,890                                              |
|      18 | Lakshadweep                                  | 2,828                                               |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,94,81,625                                         |
|      20 | Maharashtra                                  | 67,11,521                                           |
|      21 | Manipur                                      | 1,34,612                                            |
|      22 | Meghalaya                                    | 2,94,333                                            |
|      23 | Mizoram                                      | 77,934                                              |
|      24 | Nagaland                                     | 72,997                                              |
|      25 | Odisha                                       | 28,28,448                                           |
|      26 | Puducherry                                   | 53,729                                              |
|      27 | Punjab                                       | 14,47,841                                           |
|      28 | Rajasthan                                    | 1,24,64,598                                         |
|      29 | Sikkim                                       | 30,408                                              |
|      30 | Tamil Nadu                                   | 33,76,026                                           |
|      31 | Telangana                                    | 25,21,702                                           |
|      32 | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 41,222                                              |
|      33 | Tripura                                      | 2,13,598                                            |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh                                | 3,15,71,696                                         |
|      35 | Uttarakhand                                  | 7,12,090                                            |
|      36 | West Bengal                                  | 35,84,209                                           |

Annexure II

## The number of PCV doses administered in West Bengal district-wise including the North and South Dinajpur districts is as below:

| S.NO.   | District           | Total number of PCV doses administered since introduction   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | 24 Paraganas North | 3,05,774                                                    |
| 2.      | 24 Paraganas South | 3,45,941                                                    |
| 3.      | Alipurduar         | 47,723                                                      |
| 4.      | Bankura            | 1,30,369                                                    |
| 5.      | Birbhum            | 1,71,998                                                    |
| 6.      | Coochbehar         | 1,22,912                                                    |
| 7.      | Darjeeling         | 65,759                                                      |
| 8.      | Dinajpur Dakshin   | 78,108                                                      |
| 9.      | Dinajpur Uttar     | 1,88,326                                                    |
| 10.     | Hooghly            | 1,74,910                                                    |
| 11.     | Howrah             | 1,66,959                                                    |
| 12.     | Jalpaiguri         | 74,967                                                      |
| 13.     | Jhargram           | 48,465                                                      |
| 14.     | Kalimpong          | 7,211                                                       |
| 15.     | Kolkata            | 98,995                                                      |
| 16.     | Maldah             | 1,83,848                                                    |
| 17.     | Medinipur East     | 2,11,821                                                    |
| 18.     | Medinipur West     | 1,69,498                                                    |
| 19.     | Murshidabad        | 3,84,773                                                    |
| 20.     | Nadia              | 2,07,738                                                    |
| 21.     | Paschim Bardhaman  | 1,00,062                                                    |
| 22.     | Purba Bardhaman    | 1,60,536                                                    |
| 23.     | Purulia            | 1,37,516                                                    |
|         | Total              | 35,84,209                                                   |