Section 6: Objective of the Programme

The objective of the Programme is to effectively control, through immunisation and the provision of vaccines, the occurrence of the following deadly diseases, that is-(a) tuberculosis;
(b) poliomyelitis;
(c) diphtheria;
(d) whooping cough;
(e) tetanus;
(f) neonatal tetanus;
(g) measles;
(h) diseases of women of child-bearing age; and
(i) such other diseases as the Minister may by order, from time to time, determine.