Lok Sabha Question No. 4855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Women Empowerment Indicators
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4855 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST MARCH, 2017

## WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN DICATORS

## 4855. SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

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

- (a) whether the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS - 4) 2015 - 16 reveals a strong wave of  women  empowerment  indicators  for  female  health, literacy,  financial  means  and  age  of marriage over the past decade positive upswings;
- b) if so, the details thereof, State - wise; and
- (c) the further efforts would take to consolidate the upswings?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b):Y es. Key results published by the Ministry from National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4) 2015 - 16  for  India,  States/UTs  reveal  improvement  of  indicators  for  female  heal literacy, financial means and age of marriage in comparison to NFHS - 3  (2005 - 06)  estimates. State wise details annexed.
- (c): Health  is  a  State  Subject.    However,  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  support provided  to  the  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  health  care  system  based  on  the  requir posed  by  them  under  Programme  Implementation Plans.  NHM  envisages  achievement  of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are account responsive  to  people's  needs.  The  main  programmatic  components  include  Health  System Strengthening  in  rural  and  urban  areas ,  Reproductive,  Maternal,  New - born,  Child  and Adolescent  Health  (RMNCH+A)  interventions  and  control  of  Communicable  and  Non -Communicable Diseases. Further, the government has implemented many schemes/programmes including Beti Bacho Beti Padao, Matriva Sahy og Yojana, support to training and Employment Programme for Women, Rastriya Mahila Kosh etc.  to consolidate the upswings.

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## Annexure

## State wise details of empowerment of women indicators from NFHS - 4 (2015 - 16) in comparison to NFHS 3 (2005 - 06)

| S.No.   | India/States/UTs   | Women aged 15- 49 who are literate (%)   | Women aged 15- 49 who are literate (%)   | Women age 20- 24 years married before age 18 years (%)   | Women age 20- 24 years married before age 18 years (%)   | Total fertility (children per woman)   | Total fertility (children per woman)   | rate Institutional births (%)   | rate Institutional births (%)   | All women age 15- 49 years who are anaemic (%)   | All women age 15- 49 years who are anaemic (%)   | Women having a bank or savings account that themselves use   | Women having a bank or savings account that themselves use   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | India/States/UTs   | NFHS - 4                                 | NFHS - 3                                 | NFHS - 4                                                 | NFHS - 3                                                 | NFHS - 4                               | NFHS - 3                               | NFHS - 4                        | NFHS - 3                        | NFHS - 4                                         | NFHS - 3                                         | NFHS - 4                                                     | NFHS - 3                                                     |
|         | India              | 68.4                                     | 55.1                                     | 26.8                                                     | 47.4                                                     | 2.2                                    | 2.7                                    | 78.9                            | 38.7                            | 53.0                                             | 55.3                                             | 53.0                                                         | 15.1                                                         |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh #   | 62.9                                     |                                          | 32.7                                                     |                                                          | 1.8                                    |                                        | 91.6                            |                                 | 60.0                                             |                                                  | 66.3                                                         |                                                              |
| 2       | Assam              | 71.8                                     | 63.0                                     | 32.6                                                     | 38.0                                                     | 2.2                                    | 2.4                                    | 70.6                            | 22.4                            | 46.0                                             | 69.3                                             | 45.4                                                         | 11.7                                                         |
| 3       | Bihar              | 49.6                                     | 37.0                                     | 39.1                                                     | 60.3                                                     | 3.4                                    | 4.0                                    | 63.8                            | 19.9                            | 60.3                                             | 67.4                                             | 26.4                                                         | 8.2                                                          |
| 4       | Ch hattisgarh      | 66.3                                     | 44.9                                     | 21.3                                                     | 55.0                                                     | 2.2                                    | 2.6                                    | 70.2                            | 14.3                            | 47.0                                             | 57.5                                             | 51.3                                                         | 8.1                                                          |
| 5       | Gujarat            | 72.9                                     | 63.8                                     | 24.9                                                     | 38.7                                                     | 2.0                                    | 2.4                                    | 88.7                            | 52.7                            | 54.9                                             | 55.3                                             | 48.6                                                         | 19.9                                                         |
| 6       | Haryana            | 75.4                                     | 60.4                                     | 18.5                                                     | 39.8                                                     | 2.1                                    | 2.7                                    | 80.5                            | 35.7                            | 62.7                                             | 56.1                                             | 45.6                                                         | 12.4                                                         |
| 7       | Jharkhand          | 59.0                                     | 37.1                                     | 38.0                                                     | 63.2                                                     | 2.6                                    | 3.3                                    | 61.9                            | 18.3                            | 65.2                                             | 69.5                                             | 45.1                                                         | 14.4                                                         |
| 8       | Karnataka          | 71.7                                     | 59.7                                     | 23.2                                                     | 41.2                                                     | 1.8                                    | 2.1                                    | 94.3                            | 64.7                            | 44.8                                             | 51.2                                             | 59.4                                                         | 22.1                                                         |
| 9       | Kerala             | 97.9                                     | 93.0                                     | 7.6                                                      | 15.4                                                     | 1.6                                    | 1.9                                    | 99.9                            | 99.3                            | 34.2                                             | 32.8                                             | 70.6                                                         | 27.0                                                         |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh     | 59.4                                     | 44.4                                     | 30.0                                                     | 53.0                                                     | 2.3                                    | 3.1                                    | 80.8                            | 26.2                            | 52.5                                             | 55.9                                             | 37.3                                                         | 8.9                                                          |
| 11      | Maharashtra        | 80.3                                     | 70.3                                     | 25.1                                                     | 39.0                                                     | 1.9                                    | 2.1                                    | 90.3                            | 64.6                            | 48.0                                             | 48.4                                             | 45.3                                                         | 20.3                                                         |
| 12      | Odisha             | 67.4                                     | 52.2                                     | 21.3                                                     | 37.2                                                     | 2.1                                    | 2.4                                    | 85.4                            | 35.6                            | 51.0                                             | 61.1                                             | 56.2                                                         | 9.8                                                          |
| 13      | Punjab             | 81.4                                     | 68.7                                     | 7.6                                                      | 19.7                                                     | 1.6                                    | 2.0                                    | 90.5                            | 51.3                            | 53.5                                             | 38.0                                             | 58.8                                                         | 14.6                                                         |
| 14      | Rajasthan          | 56.5                                     | 36.2                                     | 35.4                                                     | 65.2                                                     | 2.4                                    | 3.2                                    | 84.0                            | 29.6                            | 46.8                                             | 53.1                                             | 58.2                                                         | 7.6                                                          |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu         | 79.4                                     | 69.4                                     | 15.7                                                     | 21.5                                                     | 1.7                                    | 1.8                                    | 99.0                            | 87.8                            | 55.1                                             | 53.2                                             | 77.0                                                         | 15.9                                                         |
| 16      | Telangana          | 65.2                                     |                                          | 25.7                                                     |                                                          | 1.8                                    |                                        | 91.5                            |                                 | 56.7                                             |                                                  | 59.7                                                         |                                                              |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh      | 61.0                                     | 44.9                                     | 21.2                                                     | 58.6                                                     | 2.7                                    | 3.8                                    | 67.8                            | 20.6                            | 52.4                                             | 49.9                                             | 54.6                                                         | 13.2                                                         |
| 18      | West Bengal        | 71.0                                     | 58.8                                     | 40.7                                                     | 53.3                                                     | 1.8                                    | 2.3                                    | 75.2                            | 42.0                            | 62.5                                             | 63.2                                             | 43.5                                                         | 14.1                                                         |
| 19      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 65.6                                     | 52.7                                     | 23.5                                                     | 42.0                                                     | 2.1                                    | 3.0                                    | 52.3                            | 28.5                            | 40.3                                             | 50.5                                             | 56.6                                                         | 19.0                                                         |

|   20 | Delhi                       |   81.8 | 77.3   |   13.0 | 22.7   |   1.7 | 2.1   |   84.4 | 59.0   |   52.5 | 44.3   |   64.4 | 30.4   |
|------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   21 | Goa                         |   89   | 83.6   |    9.8 | 11.7   |   1.7 | 1.8   |   96.9 | 92.3   |   31.3 | 38.0   |   82.8 | 42.4   |
|   22 | Himachal Pradesh            |   88.2 | 79.5   |    8.6 | 12.3   |   1.9 | 1.9   |   76.4 | 43.1   |   53.4 | 43.0   |   68.8 | 22.2   |
|   23 | Jammu & Kashmir             |   69   | 53.9   |    8.7 | 14.4   |   2   | 2.4   |   85.7 | 50.2   |   40.3 | 52.0   |   60.3 | 21.9   |
|   24 | Manipur                     |   85   | 72.6   |   13.1 | 12.7   |   2.6 | 2.8   |   69.1 | 45.9   |   26.4 | 35.7   |   34.8 | 8.0    |
|   25 | Meghalaya                   |   82.8 | 69.5   |   16.5 | 24.5   |   3   | 3.8   |   51.4 | 29.0   |   56.2 | 46.2   |   54.4 | 16.9   |
|   26 | Mizoram                     |   93.5 | 94.0   |   10.8 | 20.6   |   2.3 | 2.9   |   80.1 | 59.8   |   22.5 | 38.1   |   57.4 | 8.1    |
|   27 | Nagaland                    |   81   | 75.2   |   13.3 | 21.4   |   2.7 | 3.7   |   32.8 | 11.6   |   23.9 | *      |   38.9 | 7.4    |
|   28 | Sikkim                      |   86.6 | 72.3   |   14.5 | 30.1   |   1.2 | 2.0   |   94.7 | 47.2   |   34.9 | 59.5   |   63.5 | 20.9   |
|   29 | Tripura                     |   80.4 | 68.5   |   32.2 | 41.0   |   1.7 | 2.2   |   79.9 | 46.9   |   54.5 | 65.1   |   59.2 | 18.7   |
|   30 | Uttarakhand                 |   76.5 | 64.7   |   13.9 | 22.6   |   2.1 | 2.6   |   68.6 | 32.6   |   45.2 | 54.7   |   58.5 | 20.1   |
|   31 | A ndaman & N icobar Islands |   84.1 | -      |   17.1 | -      |   1.5 | -     |   96.6 | -      |   65.7 | -      |   81.8 | -      |
|   32 | Chandigarh                  |   83.2 | -      |   12.7 | -      |   1.6 | -     |   91.6 | -      |   75.9 | -      |   79.6 | -      |
|   33 | Dadra & Nagar               |   62.5 | -      |   27.5 | -      |   2.3 | -     |   88   | -      |   79.5 | -      |   36.9 | -      |
|   34 | Haveli Daman & Diu          |   83.1 | -      |   25.4 | -      |   1.7 | -     |   90.1 | -      |   58.9 | -      |   61.9 | -      |
|   35 | Lakshadweep                 |   95.7 | -      |    0.9 | -      |   1.8 | -     |   99.9 | -      |   45.7 | -      |   72.6 | -      |
|   36 | Puducherry                  |   85   | -      |   10.7 | -      |   1.7 | -     |   99.9 | -      |   52.4 | -      |   68.2 | -      |