AP to use new marker pens during polio campaign

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Aug 08, 2017, 04:29 PM

AP to use new marker pens during polio campaign

Mysore, Aug 08: As we know that the Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd. (MPVL), a Government of Karnataka undertaking that has been the sole supplier of indelible ink for elections in the country for decades, may soon leave its mark in the country's pulse polio campaign.

After developing indelible marker pens for elections, used for the first time in the July 17 Presidential election, MPVL says it has now developed "infant-friendly" pens for marking the fingers of babies after they are administered the polio vaccine.

"On the request of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, MPVL has developed a marker pen containing 3 ml of ink. Prototypes have been sent to the authorities, and samples also sent to the WHO (World Health Organisation) office in New Delhi seeking its feedback," said MPVL chairman H.A. Venkatesh.

He told that the technology used in making the pens was completely different from what was used in developing marker pens for elections.

"We have developed the pen keeping in mind the safety of children. MPVL is ready to supply such pens for the campaign across the country upon getting approval from the authorities concerned" he said.

He said 300 to 400 children can be marked with one 3-ml pen.