New Delhi : Government has taken a numbers of steps for strengthening Routine Immunization and ensuring that amidst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, immunization programme is properly implemented and access to immunization services remains uninterrupted, these include:
- Development and dissemination of National guidelines to safely continue immunization services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Appropriate communication material has been developed and shared with the States and UTs for addressing vaccine hesitancy and strengthening routine immunization with due precautions, during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Supply chain of vaccines and other logistics has been ensured during COVID-19 pandemic.
- In addition, Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI-3.0) was also conducted in February 2021 & March 2021, to cover the unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children. These efforts have contributed in reduction of immunization gap coverage.
- States/UTs have been asked to prepare specific plans to improve Full Immunization Coverage and to ensure designated days in a week only for Routine Immunization activity.
The number of children fully immunized as reported by State/UTs in HMIS portal under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), State/UT-wise in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is as below.
Number of Children Fully Immunized, State/UT wise for 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21
| S. No. | States/UTs | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
| 1 | A & N Islands | 4,249 | 3,956 | 3,959 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,46,935 | 8,22,839 | 7,73,335 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 18,896 | 19,410 | 18,349 |
| 4 | Assam | 5,95,599 | 5,98,636 | 5,99,176 |
| 5 | Bihar | 22,70,485 | 27,68,372 | 26,03,914 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 18,249 | 15,773 | 13,908 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 5,67,009 | 5,86,951 | 5,86,717 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 8,386 | 8,132 | 7,282 |
| Daman & Diu | 5,314 | 4,680 | 4,321 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 2,98,300 | 3,12,742 | 2,49,718 |
| 10 | Goa | 19,708 | 20,330 | 17,990 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 11,56,814 | 11,73,928 | 11,47,656 |
| 12 | Haryana | 4,93,690 | 5,34,414 | 5,11,337 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,01,694 | 99,971 | 99,805 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 2,01,858 | 2,22,921 | 2,18,290 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 6,53,490 | 7,83,410 | 6,97,063 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 10,54,412 | 10,54,456 | 10,68,403 |
| 17 | Kerala | 4,63,420 | 4,56,525 | 4,45,978 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 3,080 | 3,982 | 3,987 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 1,024 | 989 | 1,128 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 14,69,827 | 17,67,769 | 17,07,861 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 18,25,376 | 19,02,253 | 18,32,216 |
| 22 | Manipur | 34,977 | 37,816 | 33,636 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 42,033 | 74,872 | 78,280 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 15,707 | 17,870 | 18,754 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 14,097 | 16,286 | 15,849 |
| 26 | Odisha | 6,92,322 | 6,75,322 | 6,85,232 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 14,928 | 14,456 | 13,556 |
| 28 | Punjab | 3,73,911 | 3,93,111 | 4,01,814 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 14,00,496 | 13,43,164 | 13,32,369 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 7,628 | 6,807 | 7,210 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 9,36,583 | 9,41,886 | 9,12,314 |
| 32 | Telangana | 6,05,665 | 6,29,948 | 6,04,951 |
| 33 | Tripura | 46,781 | 48,546 | 46,278 |
| 34 | Uttarakhand | 1,82,943 | 1,76,282 | 1,78,057 |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh | 50,23,234 | 54,60,112 | 49,25,100 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 13,91,491 | 14,13,104 | 13,56,210 |
| India | 2,28,60,611 | 2,44,12,021 | 2,32,22,003 |
Data Source- Health Management Information System (HMIS) as on 21st July 2021
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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