Eligible population in some Jharkhand villages, including Naxal-affected areas, 100% vaccinated: Govt

Despite being far-flung and infested with Naxals, the villages of Banmara and Jins Jara Kani have achieved 100 per cent vaccination of eligible age groups, the Jharkhand government said.

Entire eligible population in some Jharkhand villages including those located in far-flung extremist-affected areas have been vaccinated for Covid-19, state government said on Saturday. These included villages like Banmara and Jins Jara Kani in Simdega. The Banmara village of Kullu Kera panchayat is located at the Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh border of Simdega district. "100 per cent of the population of this village have been vaccinated for coronavirus. People of Jins Jara Kani village of Simdega situated at the border of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have shown the same kind of spirit," an official statement from the state government said.