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  • Nationwide programme to administer polio drops to 17 crore children launched on National Immunisation Day

    Published on January 19, 2020

    National Immunization Day is being observed today. President Ram Nath Kovind launched the Pulse Polio Programme for this year by administering Polio drops to children below five years at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday.

    Under this programme, over 17 crore children of less than five years of age across the country will be administered polio drops. Polio booths have been set up across all states which will remain open from 9 AM to 4 PM today.

    The programme is a part of the immunization drive of the Central Government to sustain polio eradication from the country.

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