Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 launched

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan yesterday launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0, (IMI 3.0) to expand immunization coverage across the country.  

It will have two rounds starting from the 22nd of this month and the 22nd of March this year and will be conducted in pre-identified 250 districts and urban areas across 29 States and UTs in the country. Both rounds will be for 15 days each.  A portal of IMI 3.0 has also been launched besides releasing the Operational Guidelines and the awareness material of the campaign.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Harsh Vardhan noted that IMI 3.0 will build on the gains of previous phases of the campaign and make lasting gains towards Universal Immunization.

The IMI 3.0 is aimed at  reaching  the unreached population with all the available vaccines under Universal Immunisation Programme  and



thereby accelerate the full immunization and complete immunization coverage of children and pregnant women.

The focus of the Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 will be the children and pregnant women who have missed their vaccine doses during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be identified and vaccinated during the two rounds. Beneficiaries from migration areas and hard to reach areas will be targeted as they may have missed their vaccine doses during COVID19. 

The present campaign will target achieving 90 percent  Full Immunization Coverage  in all districts of the country and sustain the coverage through immunization system strengthening and foster India’s march towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Since its first phase, Mission Indradhanushhas covered 690 districts and vaccinated 37.64 million children and 9.46 million pregnant women.