Lok Sabha Question No. 4722 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: Injectable Contraceptives
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4722 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd MARCH, 2018

## INJECTABLE CONTRACEP TIVES

## 4722. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allowed the use of injectable contraceptives for women;
- (b) if so, the details of the programme under which it is being launched, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken to ensure that these injections are administered in a safe manner?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- ( a): Yes
- (b) : Injectable  contraceptive  Methyl  Progesterone  (MPA)  has  b een  launched  under 'Antara programme'. Details are provided in Annexure.
- ( c): The Government has developed detailed technical guidelines that have been wide disseminated.

Master trainers from all states have been trained at the national level. States too have conducted district level trainings which include technical information and safety prec along with adequate attention to quality parameters.

Implementation of Antara programme

|   S. No. | Name of state/UT          | Trainings Yes/ No   | Commodity Yes/ No   | Implementation Yes/ No   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh            | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        4 | Assam                     | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        5 | Bihar                     | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        6 | Chandigarh                | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh              | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|        9 | Daman & Diu               | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       10 | Delhi                     | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       11 | Goa                       | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       12 | Gujarat                   | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       13 | Haryana                   | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh          | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       15 | Jammu & Kashmir           | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       16 | Jharkhand                 | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       17 | Karnataka                 | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       18 | Kerala                    | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       19 | Lakshadweep               | No                  | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh            | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       21 | Maharashtra               | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       22 | Manipur                   | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       23 | Meghalaya                 | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       24 | Mizoram                   | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       25 | Nagaland                  | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       26 | Odisha                    | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       27 | Puducherry                | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       28 | Punjab                    | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       29 | Rajasthan                 | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       30 | Sikkim                    | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       32 | Telangana                 | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       33 | Tripura                   | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh             | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       35 | Uttarakhand               | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |
|       36 | West Bengal               | Yes                 | Yes                 | Yes                      |

## Annexure