Hyderabad: The district administration of Hyderabad has issued orders mandating imprisonment and fines for parents who refuse to administer polio vaccines to their children.
As per the notification, parents declining polio vaccination for their children will be subjected to one month of imprisonment and a fine of Rs50,000.
Hyderabad deputy commissioner says getting children vaccinated against polio is mandatory for the parents.
The nationwide anti-polio campaign targets over 20 million children in four provinces and Islamabad.