About the Scheme
Third phase of immunization campaign launched to achieve 90% full immunization coverage. Targets children and pregnant women through mission mode intervention with 15-day intensive campaigns.
Target Beneficiaries: Children and pregnant women missed in routine immunization. Focused on reaching unreached population for full immunization coverage.
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, in collaboration with State Health Departments and District Administrations.
Key Features
- Implemented in two rounds across 250 districts/urban areas.
- Focus on children up to 2 years of age and pregnant women.
- Targeting hard-to-reach populations, including migrants and those in remote areas.
- Vaccines covered for 12 vaccine-preventable diseases (DPT, Polio, TB, Hep B, Measles, Rubella, JE, Rotavirus, PCV, Hib).
- Enhanced focus on urban and peri-urban areas with low immunization coverage.
Eligibility Criteria
- Children up to 2 years of age who have missed doses or are partially vaccinated.
- Pregnant women who have missed their routine vaccinations.
- Beneficiaries residing in identified low-coverage districts and urban areas.