Kathua : Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rajesh Sharma Saturday chaired a meeting of the District Task Force to review preparedness for the National Immunization Day (Pulse Polio) scheduled on 21 December 2025.
It was informed that the district has a target of 92,238 children (0–5 years), for which 580 vaccination booths will be established across 5 blocks. A total of 2,320 booth team members, 115 supervisors, 16 transit teams, 9 mobile teams and 35 vaccine delivery points have been mobilized to ensure smooth conduct of the drive. The district has mapped 112 high-risk areas including slums, brick kilns, nomadic clusters, industrial zones and stone crusher sites.
Transit vaccination points identified include Lakhanpur, Atal Setu Basohli, Mashka Basohli and major railway stations at Kathua, Budhi, Dayalachak and Hiranagar. Workforce deployment includes 594 ICDS workers, 783 Health staff, 12 from Education, 747 ASHAs and 184 local volunteers.
It was given out that booth-level vaccination will be held on 21 December at designated centres, while house-to-house coverage will be carried out on 22 and 23 December across all blocks.
The Deputy Commissioner directed all stakeholders to ensure 100 percent vaccination of the target population with special focus on high-risk habitations and transit points. He called for close coordination, timely logistics, and real-time monitoring so that no child is left uncovered during the Pulse Polio campaign.
ADDC Kathua Surinder Mohan Sharma, PO ICDS Mohd Syed Khan, CMO Kathua Dr Vijay Raina, Dy CMO, District Immunization Officer, DHO and officers from ICDS, Education, Social Welfare and other stakeholder departments were also present.
