The Government has launched “Mission
Indradhanush” on 25th December 2014 in the entire nation with a
special focus on 201 high focus districts across 28 States/UTs. List of these
201 high focus districts is as under:
Mission Indradhanush - 201 High Focus
Districts
Sr. No
|
STATE
|
Sr. No
|
DISTRICT
|
Sr. N0
|
DISTRICT
|
|
1
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
1
|
EAST GODAVARI
|
2
|
GUNTUR
|
|
3
|
KRISHNA
|
4
|
KURNOOL
|
|
5
|
VISAKHAPATNAM
|
|
|
|
2
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
1
|
CHANGLONG
|
2
|
EAST KAMENG
|
|
3
|
EAST SIANG
|
4
|
LOHIT
|
|
5
|
UPPER SIANG
|
|
|
|
3
|
ASSAM
|
1
|
BONGAIGAON
|
2
|
DARRANG
|
|
3
|
DHUBRI
|
4
|
GOALPARA
|
|
5
|
HAILAKANDI
|
6
|
KARIMGANJ
|
|
7
|
KOKRAJHAR
|
8
|
NAGAON
|
|
4
|
BIHAR
|
1
|
ARARIA
|
2
|
BEGUSARAI
|
|
3
|
CHAMPARAN EAST
|
4
|
CHAMPARAN WEST
|
|
5
|
DARBHANGA
|
6
|
GAYA
|
|
7
|
JAMUI
|
8
|
KATIHAR
|
|
9
|
KISHANGANJ
|
10
|
MUZAFFARPUR
|
|
11
|
PATNA
|
12
|
SAHARSA
|
|
13
|
SAMASTIPUR
|
14
|
SITAMARHI
|
|
5
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
1
|
BALODABAZAAR BHATAPARA
|
2
|
BIJAAPUR
|
|
3
|
BILASPUR
|
4
|
DANTEWADA
|
|
5
|
JASHPUR
|
6
|
KORBA
|
|
7
|
RAIPUR
|
8
|
SARGUJA
|
|
6
|
DELHI
|
1
|
NORTH-EAST
|
2
|
NORTH-WEST
|
|
7
|
GUJARAT
|
1
|
AHMEDABAD
|
2
|
AHMEDABAD CORPN.
|
|
3
|
BANASKANTHA
|
4
|
DAHOD
|
|
5
|
DANGS
|
6
|
KUTCH
|
|
7
|
PANCHMAHALS
|
8
|
SABARKANTHA
|
|
9
|
VALSAD
|
|
|
|
8
|
HARYANA
|
1
|
FARIDABAD
|
2
|
GURGAON
|
|
3
|
MEWAT
|
4
|
PALWAL
|
|
5
|
PANIPAT
|
|
|
|
9
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
1
|
DODA
|
2
|
KISHTWAR
|
|
3
|
PUNCH
|
4
|
RAJAURI
|
|
5
|
RAMBAN
|
|
|
|
10
|
JHARKHAND
|
1
|
DEOGHAR
|
2
|
DHANBAD
|
|
3
|
GIRIDIH
|
4
|
GODDA
|
|
5
|
PAKUR
|
6
|
SAHIBGANJ
|
|
11
|
KARNATAKA
|
1
|
BANGALORE (U)
|
2
|
BELLARY
|
|
3
|
GULBARGA
|
4
|
KOPPAL
|
|
5
|
RAICHUR
|
6
|
YADGIR
|
|
12
|
KERALA
|
1
|
KASARAGOD
|
2
|
MALAPPURAM
|
|
13
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
1
|
ALIRAJPUR
|
2
|
ANUPPUR
|
|
3
|
CHHATARPUR
|
4
|
DAMOH
|
|
5
|
JHABUA
|
6
|
MANDLA
|
|
7
|
PANNA
|
8
|
RAISEN
|
|
9
|
REWA
|
10
|
SAGAR
|
|
11
|
SATANA
|
12
|
SHADOL
|
|
13
|
TIKAMGARH
|
14
|
UMARIYA
|
|
15
|
VIDISHA
|
|
|
|
14
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
1
|
BEED
|
2
|
DHULE
|
|
3
|
HINGOLI
|
4
|
JALGAON
|
|
5
|
NANDED
|
6
|
NASIK
|
|
7
|
THANE
|
|
|
|
15
|
MANIPUR
|
1
|
CHURACHANDPUR
|
2
|
SENAPATI
|
|
3
|
TAMENGLONG
|
4
|
UKHRUL
|
|
16
|
MEGHALAYA
|
1
|
EAST KHASI HILL
|
2
|
WEST GARO HILLS
|
|
3
|
WEST KHASI HILL
|
|
|
|
17
|
MIZORAM
|
1
|
LAWNGTLAI
|
2
|
LUNGLEI
|
|
3
|
MAMIT
|
4
|
SAIHA
|
|
18
|
NAGALAND
|
1
|
DIMAPUR
|
2
|
KIPHIRE
|
|
3
|
KOHIMA
|
4
|
MON
|
|
5
|
TUENSANG
|
6
|
WOKHA
|
|
19
|
ODISHA
|
1
|
BOUDH
|
2
|
GAJAPATI
|
|
3
|
GANJAM
|
4
|
KANDHAMAL
|
|
5
|
KHURDA
|
6
|
KORAPUT
|
|
7
|
MALAKANGIRI
|
8
|
NABARANGPUR
|
|
9
|
NUAPADA
|
10
|
RAYAGADA
|
|
20
|
PONDICHERRY
|
1
|
YANAM
|
|
|
|
21
|
PUNJAB
|
1
|
GURDASPUR
|
2
|
LUDHIANA
|
|
3
|
MUKTSAR
|
4
|
PATHANKOT*
|
|
22
|
RAJASTHAN
|
1
|
ALWAR
|
2
|
BARMER
|
|
3
|
BUNDI
|
4
|
DHAULPUR
|
|
5
|
JAIPUR
|
6
|
JODHPUR
|
|
7
|
KARAULI
|
8
|
SAWAI MADHOPUR
|
|
9
|
TONK
|
|
|
|
23
|
TAMIL NADU
|
1
|
COIMBATORE
|
2
|
KANCHEEPURAM
|
|
3
|
MADURAI
|
4
|
THIRUVALLUR
|
|
5
|
TIRUCHIRAPALLI
|
6
|
TIRUNELVELI
|
|
7
|
VELLORE
|
8
|
VIRUDHUNAGER
|
|
24
|
TELANGANA
|
1
|
ADILABAD
|
2
|
MAHBUBNAGAR
|
|
25
|
TRIPURA
|
1
|
DHALAI
|
2
|
TRIPURA NORTH
|
|
3
|
TRIPURA WEST
|
|
|
|
26
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
1
|
AGRA
|
2
|
ALIGARH
|
|
3
|
ALLAHABAD
|
4
|
AMETHI
|
|
5
|
AMROHA
|
6
|
AURAIYA
|
|
7
|
AZAMGARH
|
8
|
BADAUN
|
|
9
|
BADOHI
|
10
|
BAHRAICH
|
|
11
|
BALRAMPUR
|
12
|
BANDA
|
|
13
|
BARABANKI
|
14
|
BAREILLY
|
|
15
|
BULANDSHAHAR
|
16
|
CHITRAKOOT
|
|
17
|
ETAH
|
18
|
ETAWAH
|
|
19
|
FARRUKHABAD
|
20
|
FEROZABAD
|
|
21
|
GHAZIABAD
|
22
|
GONDA
|
|
23
|
HAPUR
|
24
|
HARDOI
|
|
25
|
HATHRAS
|
26
|
KANNAUJ
|
|
27
|
KASGANJ
|
28
|
KAUSHAMBI
|
|
29
|
KHERI
|
30
|
MAINPURI
|
|
31
|
MATHURA
|
32
|
MEERUT
|
|
33
|
MIRZAPUR
|
34
|
MORADABAD
|
|
35
|
MUZAFFARNAGAR
|
36
|
PILIBHIT
|
|
37
|
SAMBHAL
|
38
|
SHAHJAHANPUR
|
|
39
|
SHAMLI
|
40
|
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
|
|
41
|
SITAPUR
|
42
|
SONBHADRA
|
|
43
|
SRAWASTI
|
44
|
SULTANPUR
|
|
27
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
1
|
HARDWAR
|
|
|
|
28
|
WEST BENGAL
|
1
|
24-PARGANAS NORTH
|
2
|
24-PARGANAS SOUTH
|
|
3
|
BARDHAMAN
|
4
|
BIRBHUM
|
|
5
|
MURSHIDABAD
|
6
|
UTTAR DINAJPUR
|
*Gurdaspur
district of Punjab has been bifurcated into two: Guradaspur and Pathankot.
Therefore, Punjab now has four districts.
Mission Indradhanush will provide protection
against seven life-threatening diseases (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,
polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B). In addition, vaccination against
Japanese Encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type B will be provided in
selected districts of the country. Vaccination against tetanus toxiod will be
provided to the pregnant women.
Under Mission Indradhanush, week-long
intensified immunization drives are being conducted for four consecutive months
starting from 7th April 2015. Three more rounds have been planned
from 7th May to 13th May, 7th June to 13th
June and 7th July to 13th July, 2015.
The
Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a
written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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MV/LK