The National Full Immunization coverage for the Financial Year 2023-24 is 93.5 percent.  (Source Health Management Information System). This was informed by the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Nagaland has one of the lowest immunization coverage at 62. 18 percent after Puducherry (59.62 percent) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu (48.03 percent).

Under the Universal immunization program, all eligible children up to the age of 2 years are administered vaccination doses as per immunization schedule. Mission Indradhanush (MI) and Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI), are special catch up campaigns conducted at regular intervals to ensure vaccination of the left out and dropped out children and pregnant women in the areas of low immunization coverage.

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The Government of India encourages States/UTs to have model Immunization centers. Immunization camps are also conducted in the states as per the requirements. The model Immunization centers are already operational in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Ladakh.

The state wise Full Immunization Coverage for FY 2023-24 are: