“Mission Indradhanush” is related to

“Mission Indradhanush” is related to

Bullet train project
Agriculture development
Women empowerment
Full immunization
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2019
Mission Indradhanush is a flagship public health initiative launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Its primary objective is to accelerate the coverage of full immunization in India to children and pregnant women who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated against certain preventable diseases. The mission focuses on areas with low immunization coverage.
– Launched in December 2014.
– Aims to cover all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children and pregnant women.
– Provides vaccines against diseases like Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles, Meningitis and Hepatitis B, and later expanded to include others.
The mission is named ‘Indradhanush’ (rainbow) as it represents the seven colours of the rainbow, symbolizing the seven vaccine-preventable diseases it initially targeted. Subsequent phases (like Intensified Mission Indradhanush) have been launched to further improve coverage.