Bhopal: Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today discussed through video conference with the collectors of the state, members of Crisis Management Groups in the presence of ministers to make the vaccination mega campaign a success on 25 and 26 August. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan, while interacting with public representatives, administrative officers, gave detailed instructions. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that everyone together should make this great campaign a success. According to the strategy prepared for vaccination in the state, it has been decided to give first and second dose to 20 lakh people on August 25 and second dose to 10 lakh people on August 26. In the month of August, out of about 74.7 lakh doses received from the Government of India, 73.9 lakh have been consumed. Necessary dosage arrangements have been made for the mega campaign in the state. Out of 5 crore 48 lakh 9 thousand population of the state eligible for vaccination, 3 crore 32 lakh have received the first dose and 64 lakh 9 thousand population has received the second dose. Madhya Pradesh is the most vaccinated state in the country after Gujarat.
Create a festive atmosphere
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that motivate everyone for vaccination, this is an act of philanthropy. Not only Asha and Usha, Anganwadi workers, officers of health department, but also other departments should play an active role in the vaccination campaign in the state. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the minister-in-charge should keep an eye on the preparations for this mega campaign. Create a festive atmosphere. Citizens are becoming negligent after administration of the first dose. By not applying the second dose, the effect of the first dose is reduced, it is necessary to raise people’s awareness while telling this to the general public. The target is to get the first dose administered to 100% of the eligible population by the month of September. Panchayat wise, work is being done by preparing the list of beneficiaries for the second dose. Impetus should be given to the mega campaign of vaccination through establishment of control rooms, door-to-door visits by workers to invite people for vaccination by giving yellow rice and other innovations. People should be motivated by appealing on social media also. The cooperation of eminent persons from different fields should also be taken for this.
Brothers and sisters should ensure each other's safety
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that if all the public representatives cooperate, then the campaign will definitely be successful. The general public should also join this mega campaign and make it successful. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that brothers and sisters should remember about getting vaccine on Rakshabandhan. On Rakshabandhan, brothers and sisters should mutually ensure whether they have tried to save life by getting vaccinated or not. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that mega campaign has to be made successful because it is the dose of life. He also thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji. Vaccination and covid friendly behaviour is the only effective means of corona control. For the vaccine, every person, every organisation should motivate people that they must get the vaccine. Those whose second dose is due have to be specially motivated.
Workers will mobilize
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that if various religious leaders and social workers also join this campaign, then there will be good success. In the state, 100% target of first dose is to be achieved through public awareness till September. In the two-day campaign, the work of mobilizing the backlog beneficiaries of the second dose will be done through the members of Crisis Management Group, about one lakh Covid volunteers, 32 thousand mobilizers and 3.75 lakh brigade members. Registration of volunteers has also been done on Sarthak Lite App under the mega campaign. Each volunteer will receive a list of about 20 beneficiaries due for the second dose for mobilization.
Indore tops in first mega campaign
In the first vaccination mega campaign conducted from June 21 to July 3 in the state, the best performance has been of three districts Indore, Sehore and Ujjain. In Indore district 21.3 percent, in Sehore district 18.2 percent and in Ujjain district 16.5 percent of the eligible population has been given the first dose. Indore city tops in the state in vaccination. Here 95 percent people have got the first dose and 27 percent people have got the second dose. Vaccination work has been done well in urban areas. In Bhopal city, 85 percent people have got the first dose and 25 percent people have got the second dose. The situation in Harda is also very good among other districts, where 82 percent vaccination has been done.
Madhya Pradesh model appreciated
MP Shri Vishnu Dutt Sharma said that Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has prevented the crisis of Covid in the state. This task was made easier by the participation of the people. The model of Madhya Pradesh has been appreciated at the national level. While on August 25 focus is on both the first and second doses on August 26 focus will be on second dose. Social activists and workers will help the eligible people along with bringing them to the vaccination centres. Shri Sharma expressed hope that to avoid the possibility of third wave, the government and all the organisations, parties and citizens would work together to create history.
In the meeting held at the Chief Minister's residence, Ministers Sarvshree Gopal Bhargava, Vishwas Sarang, Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary, Bisahulal Singh, Kamal Patel, Mohan Yadav, Ram Khelawan Patel, Sushri Usha Thakur, Shri Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon, Shri Brajendra Pratap Singh and Shri Bharat Singh Kushwaha, Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Health Shri Mohammad Suleman and other officers were present, besides Shri Suhas Bhagat and Shri Hitanand ji
