Lok Sabha Question No. 1997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Male Contraceptives
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. 1997 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## MALE CONTRACEPTIVES

## 1997. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken initiatives to increase male participation in Family Planning, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of States that have better male participation in family planning;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is devising  initiatives  to  introduce  newer contraceptives  for males in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether Government is planning to increase the frequency of 'Vasectomy Fortnight' in thecountry, if so, the details thereof ?

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

- (a): Yes. The initiatives undertaken by the Government to increase male participatio Family Planning are: -
1. 'Vasectomy Fortnight' is being observed in the month of November every year in all States  of  India  to  raise  awareness  on  male  participation  and  promotion  of sterilization.
2. Training of service providers in No Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) to enhance the pool servic e providers.
3. Under the enhanced compensation scheme for sterilization, the compensation for ma sterilization has been substantially increased.
4. A 360 degree media campaign underlining the role of men in family planning ha been rolled out to encourage me n to adopt FP methods.
5. The  'Home  Delivery  of  Contraceptive  Scheme'  aims  at  delivering  contraceptives including condoms to the beneficiaries.
6. Condom  boxes  have  been  set  up  in  all  facilities  to  enable  clients  to  acces contraceptives in privacy.
- (b): D etails of States having better Male participation in Family Planning as per NF isare annexed .
- ( c) : No
- ( d) : Does not arise
- (e) : In Mission Parivar Vikas Districts (Districts with TFR>3), Government conducting 4 Mission Parivar Vikas campaigns in a year. These campaigns involve extensive mobilization  activities  including  promotion  of  male  participation  and  assured  vase services.

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## Details of States having better Mal

## Anne xure

## Participation in Family Planning

## Source NFHS - 4

|   S.No. | STATE            |   Male participation (Male sterilization + Condom ) |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Chandigarh       |                                                28.6 |
|       2 | Delhi            |                                                20.2 |
|       3 | Punjab           |                                                19.5 |
|       4 | Uttarakhand      |                                                16.8 |
|       5 | Himachal Pradesh |                                                15.1 |
|       6 | Haryana          |                                                12.6 |
|       7 | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                11.7 |
|       8 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                10.9 |
|       9 | Rajasthan        |                                                 8.9 |
|      10 | Sikkim           |                                                 8.6 |
|      11 | Maharashtra      |                                                 7.5 |
|      12 | Goa              |                                                 7.1 |
|      13 | West Bengal      |                                                 6   |