Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-08
Subject: Immunisation for Measles
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 91 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## IMMUNISATION FOR MEASLES

## *91. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  whether  as  per  the  report  of  WHO  and  US  Centres  for  Disease  Control  and Prevention,  an  estimated  11  lakh  children  in  India  missed  their  first  measles  vaccine dose in 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, along with the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any responsibility in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  requested  the  States  to  carry  out  supplementary immunization activities and outbreak response immunization and if so, the response of the State Governments thereon;
- (e)  whether  the  catch-up  vaccination  age  for  the  administration  of  MCV  has  been increased from two to five years in the periodic immunisation intensification activities in the country, if so, the details thereof including the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken/being taken to ensure that all children receive missed/due doses of MCV in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 91 FOR 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

(a) to  (c): While  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  publishes  various  reports  on Immunization, under Universal Immunization Programme  (UIP), data regarding Measles Containing Vaccines (MCV) administered free of cost to all eligible children is captured in Health Management Information System (HMIS). As per HMIS, a total of 2,63,63,270  children  received  1 st dose  of  MCV  throughout  the  country  against  the estimated  target  of  2,63,84,580  children  in  the  period  between  April  2022  to  March 2023.

(d)  to  (f): Following  steps  are  taken  by  the  Government  in  coordination  with  the States/UTs  to  ensure  that  all  eligible  children  receive  missed/due  doses  of  vaccines including MCV:

-  Guidance has been issued to all  States  /UTs  to  ensure  that  all  children  receive missed/due doses of MCV in the country.
-  Special catch up campaigns of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) are carried out in areas of low immunization coverage to vaccinate all unvaccinated/partially vaccinated children with missed/due doses of vaccines including MCV.
-  IMI 3.0 and IMI 4.0 were carried out in selected districts with low immunization coverage whereas IMI 5.0 was carried out in all districts of the country. Details of total  number  of  children  vaccinated  in  IMI  3.0,  4.0  and  5.0  are  placed  at Annexure 1.
-  In IMI 5.0, the age for administration of missed dose of MCV was increased from 2 years to 5 years.
-  Additionally,  States/UTs  have  conducted  Outbreak  Response  Immunization (ORI) and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) to increase the coverage of MCV.

## Total number of children vaccinated in Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0:

|   S.No. | Intensified Mission Indradhanush rounds   |   Districts covered | Total number of Children Vaccinated   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | IMI-3.0 Feb 2021-April 2021               |                 236 | 9,58,343                              |
|       2 | IMI-4.0                                   |                 416 | 59,99,158                             |
|       3 | IMI-5.0* Aug-Oct 2023                     |                 765 | 95,62,554                             |

Data source- Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU)

*Data is provisional.

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