PM– Well…you have accomplished a great feat. PM – At any place, was any complaint received from anyone? Later? People had to be convinced that this vaccine is safe effective as well…that we too had been vaccinated and we are well…right in front of you…all our staff have had it…we are fine! Poonam – Yes Sir, Yes…Now people have realized. PM – Are people still keen to get vaccinated? PM – Okay…did you have to explain people? Sir, after that, people who were left out…those who could not make it to the centre… ASHA and I together prepared a village wise DUE list…and then accordingly, people who came to the centre were administered at the centre itself. Poonam – All of us…the entire team had taken a resolve that not a single person should be left out…the Corona ailment should be made to run away from our country. What was this idea…how did the thought come to your mind and how did you manage it? I’ve been told Poonam ji, that you went out of the way to get people vaccinated. Poonam – Sir, at places it was available…at times we would do it after coming to Bageshwar. PM – O…was connectivity available there or you would do it after returning to Bageshwar? Poonam –That comprised a doctor, then the ANM, the pharmacist, the ASHA worker and the data entry operator. Poonam – Yes…team members…we were five people Sir! PM – But since for an entire day, it must have been an arduous task…along with lugging and carrying all the vaccination apparatus…did any assistant accompany you or not? PM – Well, people who stay in the terai plains would not be able to understand what 8-10 kilometres mean! I know that 8-10 kilometres in the hills mean consuming an entire day! Poonam – Sir in terms of kilometres – 10 kilometres at times 8! PM – So, in a day, how much could you manage? PM – But there in the hills, houses too are situated rather distantly! And we have gone house to house, just as we’ve gone under the NHCVC…for people who were not able to come to the centre…the elderly, divyang people, pregnant women, lactating women…these people Sir! Sir, when it used to rain there, the road used to get blocked. PM – Did you also have to face hurdles of any kind? Poonam – Yes Sir, all people are done with it… PM – Poonam ji, have you undertaken the vaccination of all the people in your area? In a way, it has been a pilgrimage site…there’s an ancient temple as well…I was deeply touched…wonder how people would have managed the task centuries ago! PM – Poonam ji, I am fortunate to have got an opportunity to come to Bageshwar. Sir, I work at the Chaani Koraali Centre in Bageshwar District, Uttarakhand. PM – Poonamji, just tell the country’s listeners something about yourself! I am given to understand that Poonam ji has persevered day and night for the vaccination of people in her area.
Similarly, Himachal too has completed the task of cent-percent doses amid such difficulties. The government of Uttarakhand also rightfully deserves accolades since it’s a remote area with difficult terrain. Friends, she is from Bageshwar, part of the very land of Uttarakhand which accomplished the task of administering cent percent of the first dose.
Today in Mann ki Baat, I want to introduce to the listeners, one such healthcare worker, Poonam Nautiyal ji from Bageshwar in Uttarakhand. We’ve often read in newspapers, heard elsewhere as well how hard our people have worked to undertake this task numerous inspiring examples are there in front of us, one better than the other. There are innumerable instances about them that convey how they crossed all hurdles and provided the security shield to the maximum number of people. Our health workers, through their tireless efforts and resolve, set a new example…they established a new benchmark in service to humanity through innovation and sheer determination. I knew that our healthcare workers would leave no stone unturned in the vaccination of our countrymen. Many people are asking in their letters to me how, with the commencement itself of the vaccine, I had developed the belief that this campaign would achieve such a huge success! I had this firm faith, since I am well acquainted with the capabilities of my country and her people. The success of our vaccine programme displays the capability of India…manifests the might of our collective endeavour.įriends, the figure of 100 crore vaccine doses might surely be enormous, but there are lakhs of tiny inspirational and pride-evoking experiences, numerous examples that are associated with it. My dear countrymen, Namaskar…namaskar a billion times! And I am saying ‘koti-koti namaskar’ also since after crossing the 100 crore vaccine doses, the country is surging ahead with a new zeal renewed energy.
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