Chhattisgarh has successfully implemented the vaccination drive ‘Mission Indradhanush’.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday congratulated Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and State Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar for the achievement, officials stated.
Significantly, ‘Mission Indradhanush’, a special campaign of the Centre was carried out in four phases among the districts dealing with the issue of low vaccination status. At the state level, the drive was inaugurated by Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Notably, around 75 lakh children and 21 lakh pregnant women have been vaccinated under the campaign across the nation, officials claimed.
The complete vaccination of 20 lakh children was done in the identified districts.
Nadda applauded the efforts of health officers and ground workers of the State for the success, officials stated.
Out of the identified districts, eight districts of Chhattisgarh were included.
Nadda said that the State government has shown strong willpower towards success of the programme. As per the data received by ASHA and ANMs, a micro-planning was done by the State government, officials stated.
The letter from the Union Ministry of Health has reported that an average of State’s 77 percent has been included in the list of beneficiaries under ‘Mission Indradhanush’ in which 64 percent beneficiaries are from Raipur and 68 percent are from Surguja.