Government
of India had launched National Deworming Day on 10 February,2015 in 11
States/UT of India, namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar
Haveli, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
and Tripura.
A total of 8.98
crore children between ages of 1 – 19 years received deworming tablet
(Albendazole) through the platform of schools and anganwadi centres with 85 percent coverage.
A total of Rs
38.37 crore and Rs 49.29 crore were allocated to States and UTs for procurement
of Albendazole tablets for FY 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. The State/UT
wise details are given below:
(Rs in Lakh)
|
S.No.
|
States/UTs
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
1.13
|
1.13
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
150
|
187.31
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
52.63
|
4.56
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
151
|
276.2
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
540.76
|
1230.45
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
0
|
0
|
|
7
|
Chattisgarh
|
140.4
|
55.63
|
|
8
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
4.77
|
0
|
|
9
|
Daman & Diu
|
0.64
|
0.9
|
|
10
|
Delhi
|
32.25
|
0
|
|
11
|
Goa
|
10.15
|
14.12
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
166.23
|
350.36
|
|
13
|
Haryana
|
113.38
|
78.97
|
|
14
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
9.48
|
44.03
|
|
15
|
Jammu Kashmir
|
51.81
|
0
|
|
16
|
Jharkhand
|
207.43
|
295.72
|
|
17
|
Karnataka
|
287.98
|
215.3
|
|
18
|
Kerala
|
210.88
|
30
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.68
|
0.74
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
262.97
|
70.76
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
92.27
|
433.85
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
19.68
|
0
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
22.65
|
7.34
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
25.94
|
6.21
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
9
|
1.33
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
139.8
|
0
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
6.83
|
6.83
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
27.28
|
47.85
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
77.03
|
298.26
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
5.15
|
4.85
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
107.04
|
0
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
NA
|
85.37
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
25.56
|
25.78
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
748.42
|
851.19
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
38.24
|
62.67
|
|
36
|
West bengal
|
97.6
|
241.67
|
|
TOTAL
|
3837.06
|
4929.38
|
The
expected goal is to maintain coverage of more than 75% of school children with
Albendazole, till Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) ceases to become public
health problem.
The
de-worming program is accompanied by awareness generation activities, like
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategies focusing on
sanitation, hygiene and use of clean drinking water etc., besides
administration of deworming drug.
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