Lok Sabha Question No. 4016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Population Growth
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 4016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## POPULATION GROWTH

## 4016. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

## SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per a report, the population of the country to cross that of China by the year 2030 and if so, the details thereof and the reasons for excessive increase in the population of the country;
- (b) the funds allocated for population control during each of the last three years and t year, State -wise and the contribution of the United Nations Population Fund therein;
- (c) the target for curbing population growth set by the Government;
- (d) the State - wise details of the growth in population during the last five years; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement the scheme of imposing a ceiling of t children to cur b the population growth rate in the country and if so, by when and if not reasons therefor?

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

- (a):      Yes, the Government is aware that as per a report, the population of the country is to cross that of China by the year 2030.

Although as per Census 2011, the decadal growth rate of India has declined substant by  4%  in  2001 - 2011  as  compared  to  1991 - 2001,  the  population  increase  is  on  account  of population momentum.

- (b):     The funds allocated to the States/UTs by Government of India during the last th and the current year for family planning are at Annex - I . The details of the funds contribu ted by UNFPA are at Annexe - 2 .

Contd…….

(c) : There is no target set by the Government for curbing population growth.

d) : State - wise details of population growth during the last five years are not available census is conducted on a decennial basis in the year ending '1'. The last census was conducted by Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI) in 2011 and the prev ious one in 2001.

(e) : No Sir. The government does not propose to implement the scheme imposing a ceiling two  children  since  India  is  a  signatory  to  the  International  Conference  on  Populati Development (ICPD 1994) which advocates couples to deci de the size of their family and adopt the family planning methods best suited to them in a voluntary manner as per their repro rights.

Moreover the wanted fertility rate in the country as per NFHS III is 1.9 which in that couples on an aver age do not desire to have more than two children.

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Annex.1 Statement showing States/UTs wise SPIP Approval towards Family Planning under NHM for the F.Ys 2013-14 to 2016-17

|                           |                   | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | Rs.In Lakhs 2016-17   |
|---------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| S.No.                     | States / UTs      | Family Planning | Family Planning | Family Planning | Family Planning       |
|                           |                   | SPIP APPROVAL   | SPIP APPROVAL   | SPIP APPROVAL   | SPIP APPROVAL         |
| A. High Focus States      |                   |                 |                 |                 |                       |
| 1                         | Bihar             | 8,336.93        | 6,444.40        | 11,484.31       | 11,092.79             |
| 2                         | Chattisgarh       | 2,566.47        | 2,843.78        | 1,547.40        | 2,626.64              |
| 3                         | Himachal Pradesh  | 484.11          | 781.57          | 608.76          | 458.23                |
| 4                         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 312.80          | 450.19          | 450.01          | 976.35                |
| 5                         | Jharkhand         | 2,663.83        | 3,880.46        | 4,451.43        | 376.16                |
| 6                         | Madhya Pradesh    | 8,853.87        | 7,074.93        | 10,366.95       | 12,185.48             |
| 7                         | Odisha            | 2,047.40        | 2,375.70        | 3,642.78        | 3,771.54              |
| 8                         | Rajasthan         | 6,061.44        | 8,597.05        | 9,554.32        | 9,709.26              |
| 9                         | Uttar Pradesh     | 7,843.22        | 8,072.28        | 13,234.62       | 15,526.91             |
| 10                        | Uttarakhand       | 448.92          | 655.37          | 822.47          | 379.14                |
|                           | Sub Total         | 39618.99        | 41175.73        | 56163.05        | 57102.50              |
| B. NE States              |                   |                 |                 |                 |                       |
| 11                        | Arunachal Pradesh | 222.53          | 122.45          | 48.78           | 96.98                 |
| 12                        | Assam             | 2,235.76        | 2,473.90        | 3,266.44        | 1,976.43              |
| 13                        | Manipur           | 172.37          | 145.96          | 133.48          | 70.11                 |
| 14                        | Meghalya          | 143.76          | 103.49          | 108.72          | 111.31                |
| 15                        | Mizoram           | 136.07          | 103.02          | 157.01          | 63.67                 |
| 16                        | Nagaland          | 202.74          | 135.98          | 114.86          | 95.42                 |
| 17                        | Sikkim            | 39.38           | 58.83           | 19.40           | 23.95                 |
| 18                        | Tripura           | 178.84          | 177.39          | 173.56          | 95.20                 |
|                           | Sub Total         | 3331.45         | 3321.02         | 4022.25         | 2533.07               |
| C. Non -High Focus States |                   |                 |                 |                 |                       |
| 19                        | Andhra Pradesh    | 5,839.63        | 3,450.35        | 3,374.39        | 3,207.71              |

| 20                                            | Goa                                           | 76.30                                         | 42.65                                         | 60.89                                         | 35.75                                         |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 21                                            | Gujarat                                       | 2,819.68                                      | 4,469.00                                      | 5,170.55                                      | 5,219.35                                      |
| 22                                            | Haryana                                       | 1,081.39                                      | 1,076.68                                      | 2,184.26                                      | 1,893.50                                      |
| 23                                            | Karnataka                                     | 3,424.40                                      | 2,915.18                                      | 3,102.90                                      | 3,760.27                                      |
| 24                                            | Kerala                                        | 654.98                                        | 552.61                                        | 501.32                                        | 510.51                                        |
| 25                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 5,068.60                                      | 4,178.52                                      | 4,865.99                                      | 6,204.42                                      |
| 26                                            | Punjab                                        | 1,065.60                                      | 841.92                                        | 807.72                                        | 813.54                                        |
| 27                                            | Tamilnadu                                     | 2,982.15                                      | 2,029.54                                      | 2,871.82                                      | 3,704.51                                      |
| 28                                            | Telangana                                     | -                                             | 2,382.24                                      | 2,342.22                                      | 2,539.27                                      |
| 29                                            | West Bengal                                   | 3,591.23                                      | 3,308.39                                      | 2,691.29                                      | 2,427.31                                      |
| Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 | Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 | Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 | Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 | Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 | Sub Total 26603.96 25247.08 27973.35 30316.14 |
| 30                                            | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                     | 42.15                                         | 41.28                                         | 49.47                                         | -                                             |
| 31                                            | Chandigarh                                    | 14.60                                         | 29.03                                         | 25.14                                         | 36.09                                         |
| 32                                            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                          | 20.94                                         | 85.67                                         | 42.62                                         | -                                             |
| 33                                            | Daman & Diu                                   | 8.49                                          | 10.76                                         | 14.03                                         | -                                             |
| 34                                            | Delhi                                         | 430.13                                        | 512.18                                        | 436.90                                        | 129.90                                        |
| 35                                            | Lakshadweep                                   | 17.94                                         | 5.35                                          | 5.70                                          | 7.43                                          |
| 36                                            | Puducherry                                    | 86.57                                         | 105.75                                        | 55.06                                         | -                                             |
|                                               | Sub Total                                     | 620.81                                        | 790.02                                        | 628.92                                        | 173.42                                        |
|                                               | Grand Total                                   | 70175.21                                      | 70533.85                                      | 88787.58                                      | 90125.12                                      |

## Note:

1. SPIP -State Programme Implementation Plan
2. The above data of Family Planning is comprises of Female Sterilisation,

NSV camps, Compensation for male & female sterilisation, Spacing Methods,

Other strategies/activities, Family Planning Training, BCC/IEC Activities towards FP, procurement of equipment & Drugs for F.P., Printing of IUCD cards,

FP manuals, guidelines etc under NHM Scheme.

STATEMENT SHOWING FUND THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO REPORDUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INCLUDING ITS VARIOUS COMPONENTS BY UNFPA

| Expenditure (2013 - 2016)                                 | Expenditure (2013 - 2016)                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                      | Expenditure                                               |
| 2013                                                      | 34,45,194                                                 |
| 2014                                                      | 33,89,935                                                 |
| 2015                                                      | 2,451,358                                                 |
| 2016(*)                                                   | 1,736,697                                                 |
| Total                                                     | 4,188,055                                                 |
| (* ) Estimated budget planned for January -December, 2016 | (* ) Estimated budget planned for January -December, 2016 |

## Annexure- 2