New Delhi: While over three-quarters of the eligible population has now received the first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus, 48 districts have been identified as lagging behind — with first-dose coverage still below 50 per cent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a detailed review meeting with districts reporting low vaccination coverage on Wednesday, including these 48 districts.
Twenty-seven of the 48 districts are in states of the Northeast, including eight districts each in Manipur and Nagaland. Among all states, Jharkhand has the most districts — nine — with less-than-50 per cent first-dose vaccination coverage, data from the Health Ministry show.
There is one district in Delhi on the list, and six districts in Maharashtra.
According to data compiled by the ministry:
The nine districts in Jharkhand with less-than-50 per cent first-dose coverage are: Pakur (37.1%), Sahebganj (39.2%), Garhwa (42.7%), Deoghar (44.2%), West Singhbhum (47.8%), Giridih (48.1%), Latehar (48.3%), Godda (48.3%), and Gumla (49.9%).
The eight Manipur districts on the list are: Kangpokpi (17.1%), Ukhrul (19.6%), Kamjong (28.2%), Senapati (28.6%), Pherzawl (31.1%), Tamenglong (35%), Noney (35.4%), and Tengnoupal (43.7%).
In Nagaland: Kiphire (16.1%), Tuesang (20.8%), Phek (21.9%), Peren (21.9%), Mon (33.5%), Wokha (38.5%), Zunheboto (39.4%), and Longleng (40.4%).
Six districts from Arunachal Pradesh are in the list of 48: Kar Daadi (18.3%), Kurung Kumey (27.4%), Upper Subansiri (32.1%), Kamle (36.4%), Lower Subansiri (41.3%), and East Kameng (42.5%).
And six from Maharashtra: Aurangabad (46.5%), Nandurbar (46.9%), Buldhana (47.6%), Hingoli (47.8%), Nanded (48.4%), and Akola (49.3%).
Four districts in Meghalaya have first-dose coverage of less than 50 per cent: West Khasi Hills (39.1%), South Garo Hills (41.2%), East Garo Hills (42.1%), West Jantia Hills (47.8%).
Six other states and Delhi have a district each in the list of 48: Nuh (Haryana, 23.5%), Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu, 43.1%), South Salmara Mankachar (Assam, 44.8%), Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh, 47.5%), North-West Delhi (Delhi, 48.2%), Lawngtlai (Mizoram, 48.6%), and Araria (Bihar, 49.6%).
Where second-dose vaccination is concerned, four of the eight large states have a coverage higher than the national average of 31 per cent: Gujarat (55%), Karnataka (48%), Rajasthan (39%), and Madhya Pradesh (38%).
The other four large states have done worse — Maharashtra (34%), Uttar Pradesh (22%), Bihar (25%), and West Bengal (30%) — are reporting second-dose coverage that is lower than the national average.
Modi’s meeting with the underperforming districts will take place the day after states are supposed to launch a ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ vaccination campaign — over the next month, a door-to-door inoculation drive will be carried out in these districts with the aim of achieving full coverage.
New Delhi: While over three-quarters of the eligible population has now received the first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus, 48 districts have been identified as lagging behind — with first-dose coverage still below 50 per cent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a detailed review meeting with districts reporting low vaccination coverage on Wednesday, including these 48 districts.
Twenty-seven of the 48 districts are in states of the Northeast, including eight districts each in Manipur and Nagaland. Among all states, Jharkhand has the most districts — nine — with less-than-50 per cent first-dose vaccination coverage, data from the Health Ministry show.
There is one district in Delhi on the list, and six districts in Maharashtra.
According to data compiled by the ministry:
The nine districts in Jharkhand with less-than-50 per cent first-dose coverage are: Pakur (37.1%), Sahebganj (39.2%), Garhwa (42.7%), Deoghar (44.2%), West Singhbhum (47.8%), Giridih (48.1%), Latehar (48.3%), Godda (48.3%), and Gumla (49.9%).
The eight Manipur districts on the list are: Kangpokpi (17.1%), Ukhrul (19.6%), Kamjong (28.2%), Senapati (28.6%), Pherzawl (31.1%), Tamenglong (35%), Noney (35.4%), and Tengnoupal (43.7%).
In Nagaland: Kiphire (16.1%), Tuesang (20.8%), Phek (21.9%), Peren (21.9%), Mon (33.5%), Wokha (38.5%), Zunheboto (39.4%), and Longleng (40.4%).
Six districts from Arunachal Pradesh are in the list of 48: Kar Daadi (18.3%), Kurung Kumey (27.4%), Upper Subansiri (32.1%), Kamle (36.4%), Lower Subansiri (41.3%), and East Kameng (42.5%).
And six from Maharashtra: Aurangabad (46.5%), Nandurbar (46.9%), Buldhana (47.6%), Hingoli (47.8%), Nanded (48.4%), and Akola (49.3%).
Four districts in Meghalaya have first-dose coverage of less than 50 per cent: West Khasi Hills (39.1%), South Garo Hills (41.2%), East Garo Hills (42.1%), West Jantia Hills (47.8%).
Six other states and Delhi have a district each in the list of 48: Nuh (Haryana, 23.5%), Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu, 43.1%), South Salmara Mankachar (Assam, 44.8%), Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh, 47.5%), North-West Delhi (Delhi, 48.2%), Lawngtlai (Mizoram, 48.6%), and Araria (Bihar, 49.6%).
Where second-dose vaccination is concerned, four of the eight large states have a coverage higher than the national average of 31 per cent: Gujarat (55%), Karnataka (48%), Rajasthan (39%), and Madhya Pradesh (38%).
The other four large states have done worse — Maharashtra (34%), Uttar Pradesh (22%), Bihar (25%), and West Bengal (30%) — are reporting second-dose coverage that is lower than the national average.
Modi’s meeting with the underperforming districts will take place the day after states are supposed to launch a ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ vaccination campaign — over the next month, a door-to-door inoculation drive will be carried out in these districts with the aim of achieving full coverage.