According to the officials, in the last 2.5 years, the number of disease surveillance labs for measles and rubella have almost doubled; earlier there were 14 labs and now India has 27 labs.
The ambitious 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana' will be run by three departments – education, health and social welfare.
A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that works on India's immunisation programmes will now be funded by the health ministry, a government official said, a move in part prompted by fears foreign donors could influence policy making.