Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed concerns regarding the national vaccination campaign for children. The response details the vaccines administered, efforts to improve vaccination rates in rural areas and address departmental negligence, and measures to enhance the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign and health awareness programs over the past five years. The information includes specific details for Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan.
Key Points / Main Content:
Vaccines Administered:
* Eleven vaccines are administered free of cost to children nationwide under the vaccination campaign, including in Baghpat and Jhunjhunu.
* The vaccines include: Hepatitis B, Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV), Pentavalent Vaccine, Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV), Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), Measles Rubella Vaccine (MR), Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Vaccine (DPT), Tetanus Adult Diphtheria Vaccine (Td), and Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (JE).
Addressing Vaccination Gaps:
* Routine immunization sessions are organized weekly in rural and urban areas for children and pregnant women.
* ASHA workers conduct door-to-door visits to inform beneficiaries and encourage vaccination.
* Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) activities are implemented nationwide using various media, including Doordarshan, radio, YouTube, and social media.
* Localized community-level activities, such as announcements, posters, and group meetings, are also organized.
Efforts to Improve Vaccination Campaigns:
* State, District and Block Task Forces on Immunization (STFI, DTFI, BTFI) ensure effective implementation of vaccination drives.
* Strategic interventions like advocacy, social mobilization, interpersonal communication, and media engagement are used to improve immunization coverage.
* Intensified Mission Indradhanush, a special catch-up vaccination campaign under the Universal Immunization Programme, targets areas with low immunization coverage.
* National Immunization Days (NIDs) are carried out annually as part of the Pulse Polio program.
* Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHND) are hosted for immunization activities.
* The UWIN portal has been rolled out for digital registration and recording of all vaccination events for children and pregnant women.
Impact Analysis:
Healthcare Workers (including ASHA workers):
* Impact: Required to conduct door-to-door visits, organize and conduct weekly immunization sessions, and use the UWIN portal for digital record-keeping.
* Action Required: Implement routine immunization sessions, actively inform and motivate beneficiaries, and utilize the UWIN portal for accurate data management.
General Public (Parents and Pregnant Women):
* Impact: Beneficiaries of free vaccinations and increased awareness campaigns.
* Action Required: Participate in vaccination sessions, heed information provided by healthcare workers and awareness campaigns, and utilize the UWIN portal for registration (if possible).
Government and Health Officials:
* Impact: Responsible for overseeing and implementing vaccination programs, addressing gaps in coverage, and enhancing public awareness.
* Action Required: Ensure effective functioning of STFI, DTFI, and BTFI; implement strategic interventions; conduct special campaigns; and maintain the UWIN portal.
Key Entities Referenced
Universal Immunization Programme: A vaccination program by the Government of India to provide free vaccines against life-threatening diseases to children and pregnant women.
Hepatitis B Vaccine: A vaccine administered to children under the vaccination campaign to protect against Hepatitis B.
Oral Polio Vaccine: A vaccine administered to children under the vaccination campaign to eradicate polio.
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine: A vaccine administered to children under the vaccination campaign to protect against tuberculosis.
Measles Rubella Vaccine: A vaccine administered to children under the vaccination campaign to protect against measles and rubella.
Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency, Uttar Pradesh: A specific Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India, mentioned in the context of vaccination campaigns.
Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha Constituency, Rajasthan: A specific Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan, India, mentioned in the context of vaccination campaigns.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush: A special catch-up vaccination campaign under the Universal Immunization Programme to vaccinate left out children and pregnant women.
GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2104
TO BE ANSWERED ON01STAUGUST2025
VACCINATIONCAMPAIGNFORCHILDREN
†2104. SHRIBRIJENDRASINGH OLA:
DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the names of vaccines being administered to children under the vaccination
campaign in the country, State/UT-wise, including Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency
of Uttar Pradesh andJhunjhunu LokSabhaConstituency of Rajasthan;
(b) whether inmanyrural areas, the vaccination of childrenisnot carriedout due tolack
of health awareness and if so, the efforts being made by the Government in this
regard;
(c) whether it is true that many times the vaccination of children remains incomplete
due todepartmental negligenceandif so, the efforts beingmade toimprove it; and
(d) the efforts being made by the Government to make vaccination campaign and health
awareness programme more effective during the last five years, State/UT-wise
including Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Jhunjhunu Lok
Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE INTHE MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) 11 vaccines are administered free of cost to children under the vaccination campaign in
the country including Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Jhunjhunu Lok
SabhaConstituency of Rajasthan. The name of these vaccinesare givenbelow:
HepatitisB Vaccine
Oral PolioVaccine (OPV)
BacillusCalmette-Guérin Vaccine(BCG)
InjectablePolio Vaccine(IPV)
PentavalentVaccine
RotavirusVaccine(RVV)
PneumococcalConjugate Vaccine(PCV)
Measles & Rubella Vaccine (MR)
Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus Vaccine(DPT)
Tetanus & Adult Diphtheria Vaccine(Td)and
Japanese EncephalitisVaccine (JE)(b) & (c) Routine immunization sessions are organized on a weekly basis in rural and urban
areas of the district to vaccinate children and pregnant women. Before each session, the
ASHA worker of the concerned area goes door-to-door to inform beneficiaries about the
vaccination session site and to motivate children and pregnant women to come and get
vaccinated on the vaccination day. To maximize vaccinecoverage in the country, Information
Education and Communication (IEC) activities are implemented across the country. IEC
dissemination is carried out through service broadcasters such as Doordarshan using media
celebrities, radio jingles and YouTube podcasts. Social media platforms such as X handle,
Instagram handle and Facebook page are used. Localized community-level activities such as
miking,posters andgroup meetingsare also organized.
(d) The efforts made by the Government to make vaccination campaign and health
awareness programme more effective during the last five years in the country including
Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha
Constituency of Rajasthan are asfollows:-
State Task Force on Immunization (STFI), District Task Force on Immunization
(DTFI) and Block Task Force on Immunization (BTFI) ensure effective
implementationof the vaccination driveswhich are regularlyundertaken.
Strategic interventions like advocacy, social mobilization, inter personal
communication at family level and media engagement are undertaken as measures to
improve immunizationcoverage.
Intensified Mission Indradhanush, special catch-up vaccination campaign under the
Universal Immunization Programme was conducted in areas of low immunization
coverage tovaccinateleft out & droppedout childrenandpregnant women.
Special vaccination campaigns such as National Immunization Days (NIDs) as a part
of the Pulse Polioprogramme are carried out everyyear.
Hosting of Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHND) on designated days for
immunizationactivities.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled out the UWIN portal for the
digital registration and recording of all vaccination events of children and pregnant
women.
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