Second leg of Har Ghar Dastak campaign begins to boost Covid vaccination drive

The second leg of Har Ghar Dastak campaign to boost India's vaccination rate began today and will last till 31st July 2022. The campaign started last year and is aimed to conduct door-to-door vaccination programmes in order to reach all of the eligible demographic groups for the first, second, and precautionary doses.

The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan communicated to all States and UTs in a video conference on May 20 regarding the considerably slow pace of Covid19 vaccination and urged significantly to expedite the pace towards full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligible beneficiaries.

Efforts will also be made to improve the precaution dose's sub-optimal coverage of people greater than or equal to 60 years old, as well as the significantly slower rate of coverage in the 12- to 14-year-old cohort, through targeted campaigns in nursing homes,schools/colleges, and other institutions.


'HarGharDastak' Teekakaran Abhiyan was inspired by the successful strategy of Mission Indradhanush, which included mobilisation, awareness and vaccination activities to reach all the missed and dropped out eligible beneficiaries of the first and second dose through House-to-House visits from 3 November 2021 onwards.

The program's effectiveness was greatly aided by the effort, which reached out to the last-mile recipients, including the elderly, disabled, and even those who were unwilling to get vaccinated.

The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan communicated to all States and UTs in a video conference on May 20 regarding the considerably slow pace of Covid19 vaccination and urged significantly to expedite the pace towards full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligible beneficiaries.

The Government of India's COVID-19 vaccination campaign has achieved an unprecedented level of success because of its meticulous planning and aggressive efforts. 193.57 doses have been given around the country thus far. All adults over the age of 15 have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, and 86.3 percent have received both doses.