Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated virtually in the review meeting of the states presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the conference today regarding the transition of Corona’s new variant Omicron and its management. Prime Minister Shri Modi held talks with the Chief Ministers of states having more problems with less vaccination including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Punjab, etc. Health Minister Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary was present through video conferencing. Union Home Minister Amit Shah coordinated the meeting.
In the meeting before the Prime Minister Modi’s discussion with the states, the Union Health Secretary informed that Madhya Pradesh is in a good position in the work of vaccination for adolescents started from January 3. In Madhya Pradesh, 72.2 percent of the eligible adolescents have been given the vaccine dose in vaccination work of 15 to 18 year olds. Precautionary dose has been applied to more than 1 lakh 80 thousand people.
For vaccination work in Madhya Pradesh, 11 special vaccination campaigns have been conducted using the model of public participation with everyone’s cooperation. So far, 96 percent people eligible for first dose and 92 percent eligible for second dose have been vaccinated in Madhya Pradesh, which is higher than the national average. Similarly, Madhya Pradesh is the leading state in India with maximum number of vaccines in the age group of 15-18 years and in vaccination of pregnant mothers.
Similarly, Madhya Pradesh has also done good work in the expenditure of central funds. Arrangements for common beds, oxygen beds, HDU and ICU beds, oxygen plants, medicines have been ensured in hospitals, especially for the prevention of Covid in the state. Rs 437 crore 17 lakh was released by the Government of India as central share. In this the state’s share Rs 291 crore 44 lakh crore has been released by the Madhya Pradesh government. From the total share of the Center and the State, the State has spent Rs 398 crore 33 lakh against the available amount of Rs 728 crore 61 lakh crore. Madhya Pradesh is included in the first five states in the progress of expenditure at the national level.
The Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission has been started this year on the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Modi. In this, 50 bedded critical blocks are being made in District Integrated Public Health Lab, District Hospitals and Medical Colleges. For the year 2021-22, the Government of India has approved Rs 126 crore 25 lakh in this item.
In the presentation of the Union Health Ministry, it was told that 92 percent people in the country have got their first dose. Similarly, about 70 percent of the eligible citizens have got the second dose. 30 million adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 have been vaccinated in the country. A large population in India has got the vaccine.
A total of 1 billion 54 crore 61 lakh vaccine doses have been administered.