Indradhanush Immunization Mission-children under 2 years of age and pregnant women are targeted for immunization

New Delhi: Under Mission Indradhanush Immunization drive, children under 2 years of age and pregnant women are targeted for immunization. However, vaccination on demand is provided to children up to 5 years of age.

As on 20^th July 2017, a total of 247 lakh children and around 67 lakh pregnant women have been covered under Mission Indradhanush. The State/UT-wise details are given below:

State/UT-wise details of persons covered under Mission Indradhanush (all four phases)

All figures in lakhs

S.No.	State	Children Immunized	Pregnant women immunized
1	Arunachal Pradesh	0.442	0.054
2	Andhra Pradesh	1.796	0.380
3	A & N Islands	0.001	0.000
4	Assam	3.397	0.941
5	Bihar	11.609	2.692
6	Chandigarh	0.045	0.007
7	Chhattisgarh	4.705	1.075
8	Daman & Diu	0.006	0.001
9	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	0.005	0.001
10	Delhi	9.301	1.487
11	Goa	0.008	0.001
12	Gujarat	5.211	1.279
13	Haryana	9.839	2.630
14	Himachal Pradesh	0.124	0.028
15	Jammu & Kashmir	0.841	0.067
16	Jharkhand	7.942	1.956
17	Karnataka	8.172	1.639
18	Kerala	1.375	0.109
19	Mizoram	0.122	0.029
20	Meghalaya	0.846	0.140
21	Manipur	0.419	0.082
22	Maharashtra	3.595	0.477
23	Madhya Pradesh	20.123	6.085
24	Nagaland	0.462	0.072
25	Odisha	3.634	1.069
26	Puducherry	0.006	0.001
27	Punjab	1.839	0.399
28	Rajasthan	15.546	4.081
29	Sikkim	0.003	0.000
30	Tamil Nadu	5.990	1.449
31	Telangana	2.440	0.395
32	Tripura	0.125	0.032
33	Uttar Pradesh	119.808	36.286
34	Uttarakhand	2.396	0.655
35	West Bengal	4.908	1.096
Total		247.082	66.694

Mission Indradhanush vaccination drive is carried out by government staff involved in immunization programme. However, immunization partners like WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, ITSU etc. are also providing support for microplan preparation, monitoring and supervision etc. during this drive.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Faggan Singh Kulaste stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.