The Pragati meeting is held every month, where the PM takes stock of one pre-decided issue. At last Wednesday’s meeting, Modi told the ministry there was no room for complacency though the annual rate of increase in vaccination coverage has, since the launch of Indradhanush, increased sharply from 1 per cent to 7 per cent. “The PM spoke about ensuring cent per cent coverage in the country, and doing whatever it takes to achieve that. He told us the ministry has so far done well in pulling the vaccination coverage up by 7 per cent from the dismal 1 per cent where it stood…. Mission Indradhanush, launched on December 25, 2014, was started with the target of raising vaccination coverage in 201 districts of the country where 50 per cent children were unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2017 19:30 UTC