The Details thereof along with the percentage of children covered under various Vaccination Programmes.

(a) As per the coverage data available from 190 selected low coverage districts under Intensified Mission Indradhanush, full immunization coverage increased by 18.5% from latest available survey i.e. National Family Health Survey-4 (2015- 16), according to which full immunization coverage was 62.0% in the country. In the said survey, full immunization coverage in rural areas was 61.3%, as compared to 63.9% in urban areas.

(b) The State/Union Territory wise full immunization coverage as per Health Management Information System during each of the last three years and current year is given at Annexure 1.

(c) Steps taken to promote awareness among communities regarding the benefits of vaccination and ensure full vaccination of all children across the country are:

• Mission Indradhanush (MI) was launched by the Government of India in December 2014 with the aim to increase full immunization coverage of children. A total of six phases of Mission Indradhanush have been completed covering 554 districts across the country since then. It was also implemented as one of the flagship schemes under Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (16,850 villages across 541 districts) and Extended Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (48,929 villages across 117 aspirational districts). During various phases of Mission Indradhanush, a total of 3.39 crore children and 87.18 lakh pregnant women  have  been  vaccinated,  as  on 28th March 2019.

• Awareness generation through electronic and print media like radio spots, television, posters, hoardings etc.

• Inter personal communication by front line health workers like Auxillary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs).

• Utilizing social media platforms like Twitter, Whatsapp etc.

• Social mobilization by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and other community workers.

• Incentives to ASHAs for mobilizing the children to the session site and for ensuring full immunization to the child.

(d) State/UT-wise deaths due to vaccine preventable diseases (Measles, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Neonatal Tetanus and Japanese Encephalitis) for the three years are given at Annexure 2.

(e) Yes, the Government of India has introduced indigenous Rotavirus vaccine in March 2016 as a part of its Universal Immunisation Programme in a phased manner, as per the recommendations of National Technical Advisory Group of India (NTAGI). At present, Rotavirus vaccine has been introduced in 18 states (Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh) where around 5.0 crore doses of rotavirus vaccine have been administered to children till May 2019. The Rotavirus vaccination programme has been included in the Universal Vaccination Programme from this year.

Note: Latest data reported by states/UTs as on 17.07.2019. Data reconciliation, a routine exercise, is underway. Calculation is based on birth cohort reported by States/UTs

Note:
(P) Provisional
*Telangana State was formed in 2014
** Source: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)

Note:
(P) Provisional
*Telangana State was formed in 2014
** Source: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)

Note:
(P) Provisional
*Telangana State was formed in 2014
** Source: Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)