Lok Sabha Question No. 3558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Sterilisation Operations
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## STERILISATION OPERAT IONS

## 3558. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  sterilisation operations  done  in  the  country  during  the last  three  years State/UT - wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  deaths  that  have occurred  due  to  sterilisation  during  the above  period, State/UT - wise and the reasons for such deaths;
- (c) whether there are any prescribed norms followed during sterilisation in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any specific  awareness  programmes  to  shift  the ocus towardsmale sterilisation instead of female, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The  number  ofsterilization operations  done  in  the  last  three  years are  placed  at Annex ure I.
- (b): The number of deaths attributable to sterilization during the last 3 years are plac at Annexure II.

Health being a state subject, sterilization death audits are conducted by the st the reports are available with them.

- (c) & (d): Yes;  Prescribed  norms  have  been  laid  down  in  the Standards  &  Quality Assurance  in  Sterilization  Services,  2014 ,  published  by  Government  of  India  and  made available to all states and service providers in order to ensure quality standards provisio n while performing sterilization procedures.
- (e): Under the National Family Planning Program, choice of family planning method i voluntary  in  nature. However,  the  Government  has  employed  measures  to  promote  male participation  in  family  planning  viz.  org anizing  Non - Scalpel  Vasectomy campaigns, encouraging spousal communication, augmenting demand through new condom packaging and new family planning media campaign centred around men.

## Details of Sterilisation operations

| S. No.                 | State                      | 2014-15                                  | 2015-16                                  | 2016-17                                  |
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1                      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands  | 1,152                                    | 881                                      | 1,081                                    |
| 2                      | Andhra Pradesh             | 184,646                                  | 220,629                                  | 240,134                                  |
| 3                      | Arunachal Pradesh          | 984                                      | 972                                      | 1,101                                    |
| 4                      | Assam                      | 44,813                                   | 48,541                                   | 46,921                                   |
| 5                      | Bihar                      | 517,314                                  | 538,602                                  | 511,838                                  |
| 6                      | Chandigarh                 | 2,282                                    | 2,230                                    | 2,209                                    |
| 7                      | Chhattisgarh               | 48,153                                   | 60,760                                   | 68,416                                   |
| 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                            | 1,031                                    | 997                                      | 1,025                                    |
| 9 Daman                | & Diu                      | 275                                      | 297                                      | 306                                      |
| 10 Delhi               |                            | 17,932                                   | 17,539                                   | 18,867                                   |
| 11                     |                            | 2,793                                    | 2,803                                    | 2,674                                    |
| 12                     | Goa Gujarat                | 320,857                                  | 331,174                                  | 313,243                                  |
| 13                     | 69,865                     |                                          | 72,147                                   | 64,684                                   |
| Himachal               | Haryana Pradesh            | 17,706                                   | 20,891                                   | 15,744                                   |
| 14 15 Jammu & Kashmir  |                            | 13,015                                   | 13,458                                   | 14,288                                   |
| 16                     | Jharkhand                  | 114,313                                  | 119,236                                  | 120,887                                  |
| 17                     | Karnataka                  | 322,145                                  | 318,538                                  | 296,523                                  |
| 18 Kerala              |                            | 92,697                                   | 85,546                                   | 77,442                                   |
| 19 Lakshadweep         |                            | 22                                       | 11                                       | 37                                       |
| 20                     |                            | 373,584                                  | 407,520                                  | 354,214                                  |
| 21                     | Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra | 470,682                                  | 458,219                                  | 452,126                                  |
| 22                     | Manipur                    | 803                                      | 933                                      | 693                                      |
| 23                     | Meghalaya                  | 2,138                                    | 2,528                                    | 2,624                                    |
| 24                     | Mizoram                    | 1,545                                    | 1,296                                    | 1,274                                    |
| 25 Nagaland            | 1,440                      |                                          | 1,548                                    | 1,631                                    |
| 26                     | Odisha                     | 105,385                                  | 116,408                                  | 107,701                                  |
| 27                     | Puducherry                 | 8,651                                    | 7,549                                    | 7,541                                    |
| 28                     | Punjab                     | 58,399                                   | 49,185                                   | 45,041                                   |
| 29 Rajasthan           |                            | 303,436                                  | 279,690                                  | 277,130                                  |
| 30                     | Sikkim                     | 156                                      | 155                                      | 115                                      |
| 31                     | Tamil Nadu                 | 311,741                                  | 289,018                                  | 273,884                                  |
| 32                     | Telangana                  | 156,729                                  | 157,020                                  | 99,573                                   |
| 33                     | Tripura                    | 4,260                                    | 2,768                                    | 2,587                                    |
| 34                     | Uttar Pradesh              | 237,996                                  | 231,088                                  | 294,124                                  |
| 35                     | Uttarakhand                | 20,454                                   | 19,847                                   | 17,797                                   |
| 36                     | West Bengal                | 197,101                                  | 189,646                                  | 194,984                                  |
|                        | INDIA TOTAL                | 4,026,495 4,069,670 3,930,459 12,026,624 | 4,026,495 4,069,670 3,930,459 12,026,624 | 4,026,495 4,069,670 3,930,459 12,026,624 |

## Details of deaths following sterilisation

| S. No.   | State                     |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | A ndaman &N icobarIslands |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            |        12 | 14        |        14 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 4        | Assam                     |         2 | 1         |         2 |
| 5        | Bihar                     |        18 | 14        |         5 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              |        19 | 0         |         0 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu               |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 10       | Delhi                     |         1 | 0         |         0 |
| 11       | Goa                       |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 12       | Gujarat                   |         5 | 5         |         6 |
| 13       | Haryana                   |         6 | 3         |         3 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh          |         0 | 0         |         1 |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir           |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                 |         1 | 2         |         1 |
| 17       | Karnataka                 |        13 | 12        |        11 |
| 18       | Kerala                    |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep               |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            |        11 | 13        |        13 |
| 21       | Maharashtra               |        11 | 19        |        21 |
| 22       | Manipur                   |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 24       | Mizoram                   |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 25       | Nagaland                  |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 26       | Odisha                    |         5 | 6         |         2 |
| 27       | Puducherry                |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 28       | Punjab                    |         0 | 1         |         0 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                 |         9 | 3         |         8 |
| 30       | Sikkim                    |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                |        19 | 13        |         8 |
| 32       | Telangana                 |         4 | 4         |         5 |
| 33       | Tripura                   |         0 | 0         |         0 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh             |         4 | 1         |         4 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand               |         0 | 1         |         0 |
| 36       | West Bengal               |         0 | 1         |         1 |
|          | INDIA TOTAL               |       140 | 113 358   |       105 |