Mission Indradhanush’ launched by the Government of India pertains to? Immunisation of children and pregnant women? Construction of smart cities across the country? [2016]

Mission Indradhanush’ launched by the Government of India pertains to

Mission Indradhanush was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2014.
It is a special catch-up campaign under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP).
Objective: To vaccinate all children and pregnant women left out from Routine Immunisation.

UIP is one of the largest public health programmes targeting newborns and pregnant women.
Under UIP, immunisation is free of cost against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Nationally against 9 diseases: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Rubella, Childhood Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and Meningitis and Pneumonia caused by Hemophilus Influenza type B
- Sub-nationally against 3 diseases: Rotavirus diarrhoea, Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Japanese Encephalitis.