Warning: session_start(): open(/opt/alt/php72/var/lib/php/session/sess_674ddb97cedf17973606d4b4945fad15, O_RDWR) failed: Disk quota exceeded (122) in /home/shweuqjw/awajludhianaki.org/wp-content/plugins/jnews-social-login/class.jnews-social-login.php on line 83

Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /opt/alt/php72/var/lib/php/session) in /home/shweuqjw/awajludhianaki.org/wp-content/plugins/jnews-social-login/class.jnews-social-login.php on line 83
From ‘anxiety to assurance': PM Narendra Modi credits 'Team India' for successful vaccination drive | India News - Awaj Ludhiana Ki
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • Home
  • National
  • International
  • Movies
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Fitness
  • Lifestyle
  • Punjab
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home National

From ‘anxiety to assurance’: PM Narendra Modi credits ‘Team India’ for successful vaccination drive | India News

by author
October 22, 2021
in National
0
From ‘anxiety to assurance’: PM Narendra Modi credits ‘Team India’ for successful vaccination drive | India News
0
SHARES
51
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Related posts

RTI Reveals Spy Suspect Jyoti Malhotra Was Kerala Govts State Guest; Custody Extended Till July 21

RTI Reveals Spy Suspect Jyoti Malhotra Was Kerala Govts State Guest; Custody Extended Till July 21

July 8, 2025
UK F-35B Jet Under Repair In Kerala, UK Grateful To India For Support

UK F-35B Jet Under Repair In Kerala, UK Grateful To India For Support

July 7, 2025


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive as a journey from ‘anxiety to assurance’ that has made the country emerge stronger, and credited its success to people’s trust in the vaccines despite ‘various efforts to create mistrust and panic.’

In an opinion piece a day after the cumulative vaccine doses crossed the landmark figure of 100 crore, PM Modi noted that the feat was achieved in nine months despite many doubting the country’s capability, and asserted that his government ensured that, like its other schemes, there is no ‘VIP culture’ in the vaccination drive either.

There was a lot of pressure from different interest groups to give preferential treatment to them in vaccination, he said while giving credit to Indian scientists and entrepreneurs for rising to the occasion to make the country ‘aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) in producing vaccines.

Outlining the enormity of the challenge, from producing the vaccine in plants of Pune and Hyderabad to ensuring last mile delivery across the country with seamless logistics, PM Modi said the drive has been an unprecedented effort in the history of independent India.

“When everyone takes ownership, nothing is impossible. Our healthcare workers traversed hills and crossed rivers across difficult geographies to vaccinate people. Our youth, social workers, healthcare workers, social and religious leaders, all deserve credit for the fact that India faces minimal vaccine hesitancy when compared to even developed nations,” he wrote in the piece ‘Team India-Responding to Adversity with Achievement.’

Administering 100 crore doses of vaccines in just about nine months since the vaccination started has been a tremendous journey in dealing with the disease, the Prime Minister said, noting that humanity was dealing with such a pandemic after 100 years and no one knew much about the virus following its outbreak in early 2020.

“We remember how unpredictable the situation appeared then, as we were faced by an unknown and invisible enemy mutating rapidly. The journey from anxiety to assurance has happened and our nation has emerged stronger, thanks to the world’s largest vaccination drive,” he said.

“One of the reasons for the success of the campaign was the trust that people developed in the vaccine and the process followed, despite various efforts to create mistrust and panic,” he added.

Describing the exercise as ‘bhagirath’ (gigantic) effort involving multiple sections of society, he pointed out that if it is assumed that a healthcare worker took just two minutes for every vaccination then at this rate it took around 41 lakh man days or approximately 11 thousand man years of effort to reach this landmark of 100 crore doses.

“There are some among us who only trust foreign brands, even for simply everyday necessities. However, when it came to something as crucial as the COVID-19 vaccine, the people of India unanimously trusted ‘Made in India’ vaccines. This is a significant paradigm shift,” he said.

India’s vaccine drive, PM Modi added, is an example of what the country can achieve if the citizens and the government come together with a common goal in the spirit of ‘Jan Bhagidari’ (people’s participation).
Noting that only a handful of countries have developed their own vaccines so far, he said more than 180 countries are dependent on an extremely limited pool of producers and dozens of nations are still waiting for the supply of vaccines while India has crossed 100 crore doses.

“Imagine the situation if India did not have its own vaccine,” he said. He expressed hope that the success of the vaccination drive will further spur India’s youth, innovators and all levels of government to set new benchmarks of public service delivery which will be a model not only for our country, but also for the world.

“When India started its vaccination programme, there were many people who doubted the capabilities of 130 crore Indians. Some said India would take 3-4 years. Some others said people will not come forward to get vaccinated. There were those who said there will be gross mismanagement and chaos in the vaccination process,” he said.

Some even said that India will not be able to manage supply chains, he added, asserting that like the ‘Janta Curfew’ and subsequent lockdowns, people of India showed how spectacular the results can be, if they are made trusted partners.

PM Modi said people used to see governments as a roadblock to forward movement but his government has instead been an accelerator and enabler of progress.

All ministries of the government came together to facilitate the vaccine makers and remove any bottlenecks as a result of our “whole of Government’ approach, he said. All these efforts, he said, were complemented by a robust tech platform in CoWIN.

“It ensured that the vaccine drive was equitable, scalable, trackable and transparent. This ensured that there was no scope for favouritism or jumping the queue. It also ensured that a poor worker could take first dose in his village and the second dose of the same vaccine in the city where he works, after the required time interval,” he said, adding that there are hardly any examples of such efforts not only in India but also the world.

“Our vaccination drive has yet again showed the power of this ‘Team India,”” the prime minister said, recalling his Independence Day speech in 2015, and asserted that India’s success in its vaccination drive has also demonstrated to the whole world that ‘democracy can deliver.’ 

 Live TV





Source link

Tags: indian newsnational news
Previous Post

Covid-19 vaccine: 100 crore shots done, but can’t vax eloquent

Next Post

iPhone 13 Pro review: Little things make 'pro' things happen

Related Posts

RTI Reveals Spy Suspect Jyoti Malhotra Was Kerala Govts State Guest; Custody Extended Till July 21
National

RTI Reveals Spy Suspect Jyoti Malhotra Was Kerala Govts State Guest; Custody Extended Till July 21

July 8, 2025
UK F-35B Jet Under Repair In Kerala, UK Grateful To India For Support
National

UK F-35B Jet Under Repair In Kerala, UK Grateful To India For Support

July 7, 2025
BRICS Leaders Strongly Condemn Pahalgam Terror Attack, Reject ‘Double Standards’ In Countering Terrorism | India News
National

BRICS Leaders Strongly Condemn Pahalgam Terror Attack, Reject ‘Double Standards’ In Countering Terrorism | India News

July 7, 2025
Amarnath Yatra 2025: Over 26,800 Devotees Complete Journey In 2 Days, Fresh Batch Of 6,979 Leaves For Kashmir | India News
National

Amarnath Yatra 2025: Over 26,800 Devotees Complete Journey In 2 Days, Fresh Batch Of 6,979 Leaves For Kashmir | India News

July 5, 2025
BKTC’s Vikram Rawat Among 7 Killed In U’khand Helicopter Crash Near Kedarnath | India News
National

BKTC’s Vikram Rawat Among 7 Killed In U’khand Helicopter Crash Near Kedarnath | India News

June 15, 2025
The Third Eye: Envisioning India’s National Security Policy | India News
National

The Third Eye: Envisioning India’s National Security Policy | India News

June 15, 2025
Next Post
iPhone 13 Pro review: Little things make ‘pro’ things happen

iPhone 13 Pro review: Little things make 'pro' things happen

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala stock Titan down 16% so far in 2022; Motilal Oswal says buy, shares may rally 39%

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala stock Titan down 16% so far in 2022; Motilal Oswal says buy, shares may rally 39%

3 years ago
CSK vs KKR IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer is incredibly well-respected around the world, says head coach Brendon McCullum | Cricket News

CSK vs KKR IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer is incredibly well-respected around the world, says head coach Brendon McCullum | Cricket News

3 years ago
‘No country cast an evil eye on us’, says Rahnath Singh laying foundation stone of BrahMos manufacturing centre | India News

‘No country cast an evil eye on us’, says Rahnath Singh laying foundation stone of BrahMos manufacturing centre | India News

4 years ago
The Archies trailer: Suhana Khan steals the show; in cinemas, this Netflix original would have been an urban multiplex SUPER-HIT and generated a craze like Barbie among the youth : Bollywood News

The Archies trailer: Suhana Khan steals the show; in cinemas, this Netflix original would have been an urban multiplex SUPER-HIT and generated a craze like Barbie among the youth : Bollywood News

2 years ago

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • Automobiles
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Fitness
  • International
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies
  • National
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Architecture culture Fitness indian architecture indian culture indian culture and heritage indian news lifestyle national news Technology technology news Travel travelling

About Us

Awaj Ludhiana Ki

Address

2667/3, Kishore Nagar, Tajpur & Jail Road, Ludhiana – 141008

Recent News

  • RTI Reveals Spy Suspect Jyoti Malhotra Was Kerala Govts State Guest; Custody Extended Till July 21
  • India Abstains From UN Resolution On Afghanistan, Calls For Efforts To End Exploitation Of Afghan Soil For Terrorism | India News
  • Indian Travellers With U.S. Visas Can Now Enter 17 Countries Without A Visa – Here’s The Full List | World News
  • From Slave To Superpower – How The U.S. Rose From British Colony To Global Warlord
  • UK F-35B Jet Under Repair In Kerala, UK Grateful To India For Support

Category

  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • Automobiles
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Fitness
  • International
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies
  • National
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel

Search

No Result
View All Result

Email

contact@awajludhianaki.org

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers

Copyright © 2019 Awaj Ludhiana Ki or it's affiliates | Website by Awaj Ludhiana Ki Team

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Contact us
  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • Automobiles
  • Business
  • Culture
  • Fashion
  • Fitness
  • Food
  • International
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies
  • National
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel
  • Punjab

Copyright © 2019 Awaj Ludhiana Ki or it's affiliates | Website by Awaj Ludhiana Ki Team

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In