Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 campaign Begins

The two month Har Ghar Dastak 2.0 campaign commenced on Wednesday to expedite COVID19 vaccination coverage

Aim: Campaign commenced to expedite COVID-19 vaccination coverage to include all eligible beneficiaries through door-to-door campaigns.
Special focus on inoculation of those in the 12-14 age group and precaution dose for those above 60.
The two-month long door-to-door campaign will run between June 1 and July 31.

In November 2021, the first Har Ghar Dastak campaign was conducted. So far, across the nation, 193.6 crore doses of vaccines have been administered.

Why was the Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0 launched?
- Concerns have been raised by the Union Health Ministry about the slow pace of Covid vaccination.
- As a result, on May 20th, the ministry advised all Union Territories and States to launch a two-month 2.0 campaign with detailed plans for all blocks, districts, and villages.
- The goal of this campaign is to vaccinate all eligible population groups across the country via door-to-door campaigns for the first, second, and precaution doses. This campaign will concentrate on:
  - Old age homes
  - Colleges
  - Schools
  - Out-of-school children
  - Brick kilns
  - Prison etc
How does the government implement the Scheme?
- States and Union Territories have been urged to undertake effective monitoring with respective micro-plans based on due lists of all eligible beneficiaries.
- States and UTs have also been urged to review administration of precaution dose with the private hospitals on a regular basis for the age group of 18-59.
- The initiative contributed immensely towards the success of the programme by reaching out to the last mile beneficiaries including the old-aged, differently-abled and even the vaccine hesitant populations.

Pic Courtesy: Indian Express, PIB

Source – The Hindu