Only 4,018 people with disabilities got both doses of COVID-19 vaccine till November-end
The Hindu
Figure represents only a tiny fraction of group’s total population of 26.8 million
NEW DELHI: Only 4,018 people with disabilities have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine till November 28, as per figures released by the Health Ministry during the ongoing session of Parliament. It added that as per the CoWIN portal, 8,390 people with disabilities received the first dose.
As per Census 2011, the differently abled population in India stands at 26.8 million.
It further notes that there had been a marginal increase in the differently abled population, with the figure rising from 21.9 million in 2001 to 26.8 million over the period of 10 years.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.