Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Child Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, MAHEISH GIRRI, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## CHILD VACCINATION

## 1105. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the report that 89 lakh children are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise along with the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  provides special  funds  and  service  to  States/UTs under  Mission Indradhanush Immunization programme, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor ;
- (d) whether the said immunization programme covers compulsory immunization against diseases like Polio, Diphtheria and Small Pox and is being strictly implemented by the State and UTs, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reas ns refor; and
- (e )  whether the Government has unveiled a major campaign to create awareness on the above immunization programme, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): Yes, the Government is aware.
- (b) : The  State/UT - wise  details  of  the  number  of  unvaccinated  or  partially  vaccinate d children is given in Annexure.
- (c) : No separate funds have been allocated for Mission Indradhanush. The funds p rovided for routine immunization activities are also utilized for Mission Indradhanush.
- (d): Mission  Indradhanush  provides  vaccination  against  all  diseases  for  which  vaccines are given in U niversal I mmunization Program (UIP) to children and pregnant women. These are Diphtheria,  Pertussis,  Tetanus,  Poliomyelitis,  Tuberculosis,  Measles,  Hepatitis Meningitis  and  Pneumonia  due  to  Haemophilus  influenzae  type  B.  In  addition,  Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination is also done in districts which are endemic for JE and where Mission Indradhanush has been carried out. The M i ssion Indradhanush programme is being strictly implemented by the States and UTs. Till now, 497 districts across 35 State/UTs h been covered under Mission Indradhanush.

(e) : The media campaign for Mission Indradhanush was launched on 23 rd March, 2015 where  media  creatives  were  released.  These  include  short  movie,  posters  and  banners  i English  and  Hindi  in  Mission  Indradhanush districts  to  create  awarene ss  about  Mission Indradhanush.

In addition, short scripts on social media platforms like Twitter, Youtube etc. are used for creating awareness on Mission Indradhanush.

State/UT- wise details of number of unvaccinated or partially vaccinate d children

| State/UT          | Estimatednumber of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| A&N Islands       | 1,200                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 345,500                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 14,400                                                    |
| Assam             | 241,300                                                   |
| Bihar             | 837,700                                                   |
| Chandigarh        | 2,300                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 148,800                                                   |
| D&N Haveli        | 4,000                                                     |
| Daman & Diu       | 800                                                       |
| Delhi             | 105,000                                                   |
| Goa               | 2,200                                                     |
| Gujarat           | 525,300                                                   |
| Haryana           | 268,900                                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 42,500                                                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 82,400                                                    |
| Jharkhand         | 240,900                                                   |
| Karnataka         | 218,100                                                   |
| Kerala            | 75,500                                                    |
| Lakshadweep       | 200                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 638,900                                                   |
| Maharashtra       | 640,200                                                   |
| Manipur           | 18,100                                                    |
| Meghalaya         | 39,100                                                    |
| Mizoram           | 5,100                                                     |
| Nagaland          | 21,90 0                                                   |
| Odisha            | 284,700                                                   |
| Pondicherry       | 8,100                                                     |
| Punjab            | 137,800                                                   |
| Rajasthan         | 416,900                                                   |
| Sikkim            | 1,700                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 496,500                                                   |
| Telangana         | 319,000                                                   |
| Tripura           | 28,500                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2,337,000                                                 |
| Uttarakhand       | 38,400                                                    |
| West Bengal       | 360,200                                                   |
| Total             | 8,949,100                                                 |

(Source: Rapid Survey on Children 2013)