Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: IVF
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

IVF

## 500. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) clinics running in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State - wise;
- (c) whether the import of human embryos was banned in the country, if so, thereasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to regulate sperm and ovem banks in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b) : The National Registry of IVF Clinics is maintained by the Indian Council of Medi Research (ICMR). As per the database of National Registry of IVF Clinics provided by ICM the State - wise distribution of these clinics is given at Annexure.
- (c) : Th e  import  of  human  embryo  is  'prohibited'  except  for  research  purposes  vide notification no. 25/2015 -20 dated 25 th October, 2015 issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
- (d) & (e) There is n o such proposal at present.

## State wise distribution of ART Clinics

| S. No   | States/UTs                | ART Clinics   | ART Clinics       | ART Clinics     |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| S. No   | States/UTs                | Enrolled (A)  | Under Process (B) | Total (C)=(A+B) |
| 1*      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 11            | 15                | 26              |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 4       | Assam                     | 4             | 3                 | 7               |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 0             | 5                 | 5               |
| 6*      | Chandigarh                | 4             | 5                 | 9               |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 5             | 10                | 15              |
| 8*      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 9*      | Daman and Diu             | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 10*     | Delhi                     | 52            | 39                | 91              |
| 11      | Goa                       | 0             | 2                 | 2               |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 23            | 42                | 65              |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 25            | 25                | 50              |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 0             | 1                 | 1               |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1             | 2                 | 3               |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 0             | 5                 | 5               |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 32            | 46                | 78              |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 11            | 24                | 35              |
| 19*     | Lakshadweep               | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 6             | 17                | 23              |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 98            | 128               | 226             |
| 22      | Manipur                   | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | 0             | 1                 | 1               |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | 0             | 1                 | 1               |
| 26      | Odisha                    | 2             | 8                 | 10              |
| 27*     | Puducherry                | 0             | 2                 | 2               |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 25            | 30                | 55              |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 15            | 31                | 46              |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                | 41            | 103               | 144             |
| 32      | Telangana                 | 15            | 17                | 32              |
| 33      | Tripura                   | 0             | 0                 | 0               |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             | 19            | 54                | 73              |
| 35      | Uttarakhand               | 2             | 11                | 13              |
| 36      | West Bengal               | 5             | 12                | 17              |
|         | Total                     | 396           | 639               | 1035            |

Source: Indian Council of Medical Research