Minority Affairs Ministry will launch massive vaccination awareness campaign

world’s largest corona vaccination drive in India. Crores of people have been vaccinated so far in the country. India is far ahead in corona vaccination in comparison to those nations who already had better resources and facilities,” Naqvi said.

Naqvi further added that the “Made in India” corona vaccines are the result of the hard work of our scientists and it has been proved scientifically that these vaccines are absolutely safe and effective weapons in the fight against Covid-19.

“Various religious leaders, prominent people from social, educational, cultural, medical, science and other fields will give effective messages to the people to get vaccinated. Street plays will also be organised across the country under the campaign. The government and society have worked unitedly to defeat corona with commitment, determination and self-restraint and the country is coming out of the crisis,” Naqvi said.

Some of the religious institutions that are going to participate in this campaign include state Haj Committees, Waqf Boards, their associated organisations, Central Waqf Council and Maulana Azad Education Foundation, among others.

Religious leaders participating will include Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid, Imam of Delhi’s Fatehpuri Masjid, Dr Mufti Mukarram Ahmad, Jain Guru Acharya Lokesh Muni, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara

Management Committee president Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ajmer Sharif Dargah Sajjadanashin Syed Zainul Abedin, Inter Faith Harmony Foundation of India Founder Dr Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed and various Christian and Buddhist religious leaders.

Apart from the religious leaders, NGOS and women self-help groups, working under the “Nai Roshni” scheme of the Minority Affairs Ministry, will also be a part of the awareness campaign.