Update on progress under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) and nationwide HPV vaccination campaign
National Full Immunization Coverage has stayed above 90% for four consecutive years, and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign for eligible 14-year-old girls.
- The Universal Immunization Programme is the national platform for routine immunisation in India.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare says National Full Immunization Coverage has stayed above 90% for four consecutive years.
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign for eligible girls aged 14 years.
- The Human Papillomavirus vaccine is being provided free of cost at designated government health facilities.
What happened
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reported two connected public-health developments under India’s immunisation system. First, the Universal Immunization Programme has kept National Full Immunization Coverage above 90% for four consecutive years. Second, the ministry has launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus vaccination campaign for eligible 14-year-old girls across all 36 States and Union Territories.
What the ministry said
UPSC can frame this as a governance and health-systems question on how the Universal Immunization Programme sustains high coverage, how Human Papillomavirus vaccination fits into adolescent preventive healthcare, and what implementation barriers affect equitable vaccine uptake in rural, tribal, and urban slum areas.
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