In a recent survey by the government of India, of all the states, UP was was found to have the lowest number of children who are fully immunised against diseases like polio, measles, etc.
So the UP state govt. has drawn up a scheme to pay parents for getting their children immunised .
'Under the proposed scheme, the parents will be paid Rs 50 for each dose of BCG, DPT and OPV (oral polio vaccine) and measles their newborn gets. An additional Rs 50 will be paid on full immunisation of the child.'
An estimated Rs. 27 crores will be spent annually on this initiative.
Perhaps an alternate initiative, of using this money to fund schemes to educate parents about the benefits of immunisation, would be more effective. Or perhaps not.
What do you think?
Uncertainty
3 months ago
