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National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme of MoH&FW receives PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2022 for Innovation

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Health Ministry's Covid vaccination drive gets PM's Award For Excellence in Public AdministrationOn April 21, 2023, the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) received the Prime Minister’s (PM) Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2022 under the Innovation (Centre) category.

  • Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, MoH&FW received the award for National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme from PM Narendra Modi at a function organized on the occasion of 16th Civil Services Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Delhi.

Note: Civil Services Day is celebrated annually on April 21 to recognise the contribution of Civil Servants to Society.

About National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme:

i.The programme focused upon ‘एक ही प्रण हो सबका टीकाकरण’ was premised upon the four pillars:

  • Structured governance mechanism
  • Ramping up of production
  • Logistics and supply management
  • Implementation strategies for effective & decentralized vaccine administration involving both public & private health facilities.

ii.This robust monitoring system based on a consultative approach was established through the State Steering Committee, State Task Force, District Task Force, Block/Urban Task Force.

iii.Under this a Co-WIN (Winning Over COVID) platform was also created to facilitate smooth vaccine roll out. It was a key factor to achieve multiple milestones in vaccination which includes- 221 crore (2.21 billion) vaccine doses administered across India and tracked digitally.

  •         This is 17% of the total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across the world i.e., 13.34 billion.

iv.Two rounds of ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ Teekakaran Abhiyaan were also conducted to cover the missed-out and dropped-out beneficiaries in a campaign mode.

Winners of PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2022:

CategoryWinner
Innovation (Centre)National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
PM GatiShakti Master Plan – Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT)
Innovation (State)Mission Youth – Jammu and Kashmir
State Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation(SOTTO) – Gujarat
Innovation (District)Operation Parivartan – Solapur, Maharashtra
Sanvardhan (Vocal for Local) initiative – Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness CentreLatur – Maharahstra

for promoting ‘Swasth Bharat’ under Ayushman Bharat

Anakapalli – Andhra Pradesh

for promoting ‘Swasth Bharat’ through many Health and Wellness Centres

Promoting Swachh Jal (Clean Jal) through Har Ghar Jal Yojana:Dr M Aarthi (2012 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu Cadre)

Deputy Commissioner of Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu

Bhavya Mittal (2014 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre)

District Magistrate of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh,

Promoting quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment through Samagra Shiksha:Abhishek Anand (2014 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre)

District Magistrate of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh

M Nagarajan(2009 batch IAS officer of Gujarat Cadre)

Deputy Commissioner Mahesana district in Gujarat

Promoting Swasth Bharat (Healthy Bharat) through Health & Wellness Centres:Prithviraj BP

Deputy Commissioner of Latur district in Maharashtra

Ravi Pattanshetti(2013 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh Cadre)

Deputy Commissioner of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh

Dr Om P Machra(2016 batch IAS officer of Gujarat Cadre)

– awarded for the best performance to the Team for Promoting People’s Movements – Jan Bhagidari through Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) of Mehsana, Gujarat.

Holistic Development through Aspirational District Program – overall progress with special focus on saturation approach:Dr Syed Sehrish(2023 batch IAS officer of AGMUT Cadre)

Deputy Commissioner of Baramula district in Jammu & Kashmir

Sushant Gaurav(2014 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand Cadre)

Deputy Commissioner of Gumla district in Jharkhand

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About Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW):

Union Minister– Mansukh Mandaviya (Rajya Sabha- Gujarat)
Minister of State– Bharati Pravin Pawar (Constituency- Dindori, Maharashtra)