As per Rotary International guidelines and RI vision, the work on polio eradication has been a prime objective for most Rotary Clubs. The Rotary Club of Pune Ganeshkhind too has contributed a great deal in the drive against polio. On October 24, the World Polio Day, the Club organized three different programs in 'Polio Eradication Awareness Drive' . The programs were as follows - 1. An awareness session at the Dalvi Hospital at Shivajinagar in Pune. In this interaction, the importance of Polio vaccine was stressed and the parents of infants participated in this dialogue. Doctors from the hospital guided the parents. Rotary dist. officer, Rtn. Nilam Deshpande attended the program. 2. Mahalenagar, Wadarwadi, Gokhalenagar, Pune: In this locality, President Bendre and PP Bondre displayed banners and distributed fliers for polio eradication awareness. 3. At Patil Vasti, Wakadewadi, Shivajinagar, Pune: Banners were displayed for polio eradication and vaccination awareness.