The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 6th May 2021 has notified the procedure for providing vaccination coverage to people who do not possess any Identity Cards prescribed for availing COVID vaccination services.
The Ministry has earlier prescribed that the beneficiary must either self-register or be registered in Co-WIN portal and that the identity and eligibility of the beneficiary be verified by vaccinator through any of the government Id proof.
Ministry is cognizant of the need for facilitating COVID-19 vaccination for all people, and especially the vulnerable groups who may not possess any of the Government Identity Card, therefore the District Task Force may identify such groups of persons in respective districts not having any of the prescribed individual Photo ID Cards with assistance from concerned government department and a Key Facilitator may also be identified for each such group.
The Key Facilitator must have a valid and active mobile phone and must also have at least one Government mandated ID cards. These could be officials of the institutions (both public or private) which normally provide care and services to people in the identified groups, e.g. Prison officials for prison inmates, Executive Officer/Superintendent of and Old Age Home etc.
The District Nodal Officer will be personally responsible to ensure that the special dispensation provided through these instructions, is extended only to cover such persons who do not have any of the mandated Photo ID Cards.
Vaccine doses made available through the Government of India channel may be used for vaccination of beneficiaries aged 45 years or more and the vaccine doses procured by the State/UT Government may be used for those aged 18 years to 44 years.
