Lok Sabha Question No. 1012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Check on Population Growth
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1012 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## CHECK ON POPULATION GROWTH

## 1012. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) whether India is expected to overtake China in population in the next 3 - 5 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the rate of population growth in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced any schemes and innovative solution to reduce population growth in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Yes.
- ( b) : According  to the  United  Nations  Population  Prospect  Report,  India's  population  is projected  to  equal  China's  population  i.e.  1.44  billion  people  by  2024 ; the rate of population growth in the country, State/UT - wise , is given in Annexure I.
- ( c) &( d) :    Yes. Details of the schemes and innovative solutions are given in Annexure II .

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## State /UT wise Decadal GrowthRate of Indian population between 1991 - 2011

| State/UT Code   | India/State/Union Territory   | Percentage D ecadalG rowth Rate   | Percentage D ecadalG rowth Rate   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| State/UT Code   | India/State/Union Territory   | 1991-2001                         | 2001-2011                         |
|                 | INDIA                         | 21.54                             | 17.64                             |
| 1               | Jammu & Kashmir               | 29.43                             | 23.71                             |
| 2               | Himachal Pradesh              | 17.54                             | 12.81                             |
| 3               | Punjab                        | 20.10                             | 13.73                             |
| 4               | Chandigarh                    | 40.28                             | 17.10                             |
| 5               | Uttarakhand                   | 20.41                             | 19.17                             |
| 6               | Haryana                       | 28.43                             | 19.90                             |
| 7               | NCT of Delhi                  | 47.02                             | 20.96                             |
| 8               | Rajasthan                     | 28.41                             | 21.44                             |
| 9               | Uttar Pradesh                 | 25.85                             | 20.09                             |
| 10              | Bihar                         | 28.62                             | 25.07                             |
| 11              | Sikkim                        | 33.06                             | 12.36                             |
| 12              | Arunachal Pradesh             | 27.00                             | 25.92                             |
| 13              | Nagaland                      | 64.53                             | 0.47                              |
| 14              | Manipur                       | 24.86                             | 18.65                             |
| 15              | Mizoram                       | 28.82                             | 22.78                             |
| 16              | Tripura                       | 16.03                             | 14.75                             |
| 17              | Meghalaya                     | 30.65                             | 27.82                             |
| 18              | Assam                         | 18.92                             | 16.93                             |
| 19              | West Bengal                   | 17.77                             | 13.93                             |
| 20              | Jharkhand                     | 23.36                             | 22.34                             |
| 21              | Orissa                        | 16.25                             | 13.97                             |
| 22              | Chhattisgarh                  | 18.27                             | 22.59                             |
| 23              | Madhya Pradesh                | 24.26                             | 20.30                             |
| 24              | Gujarat                       | 22.66                             | 19.17                             |
| 25              | Daman & Diu                   | 55.73                             | 53.54                             |
| 26              | Dadra & Nagar Haveli          | 59.22                             | 55.50                             |
| 27              | Maharashtra                   | 22.73                             | 15.99                             |
| 28              | Andhra Pradesh *              | 14.59                             | 11.10                             |
| 29              | Karnataka                     | 17.51                             | 15.67                             |
| 30              | Goa                           | 15.21                             | 8.17                              |
| 31              | Lakshadweep                   | 17.30                             | 6.23                              |
| 32              | Kerala                        | 9.43                              | 4.86                              |
| 33              | Tamil Nadu                    | 11.72                             | 15.60                             |
| 34              | Puducherry                    | 20.62                             | 27.72                             |
| 35              | Andaman & Nicobar Islands     | 26.90                             | 6.68                              |

## Steps being taken under the Family Planning Programe of India

1. Mission Parivar Vikas -The Government has launched MissionParivar Vikasfor substantially increasing access to contraceptives a nd family planning services in 146 high fertility districts with Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 3 and above in seven high focus states. These  districts  are  from  the states  of Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Rajasthan,  Madhya  Pradesh, Ch hattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam th t its elf constitutes 44% of the country's population.
2. New  Contraceptive  ChoicesThree  new contraceptives  viz.  Injectable  contraceptive, Centchroman and Progesterone Only Pills (POP) have been added to the existing basket of choices .
3. A  new  method  of  IUCD insertion immediately  after  delivery i.e. post - partum  IUCD ( PPIUCD ) has been introduced.
4. Red esigned Contraceptive Packaging -The packaging for Condoms, OCPs and ECPs has now been improved and redesigned so as to increase the demand for these commodities.
5. Compensation  scheme for  sterilization  acceptors - under  the  scheme  MoHFW  provides compensation for loss of wages to the beneficiary and also to the service provider (& for conducting sterilizations.
6. COT Scheme -The scheme has been launched in 146 M ission Parivar V ikasdistricts for providing Family planning services throughmobile teams from accredited organizations in far - flung, underserved and geographically difficult areas.
7. Scheme for Home delivery of contraceptives by ASHAs at doorstep of benefi ciaries.
8. Scheme for ASHAs to ensure spacing in births .
9. Scheme for provision of Pregnancy Testing Kits in the drug kits of the ASHAs for use in communities.
10. Family Planning  Logistic  Management  and  Information  System  (FP - LMIS): A dedicated software  to  ensure  smooth  forecasting,  procurement  and  distribution  of  fam planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities .
11. National Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (NFPIS) under which clients are insured in the eventualities of deaths , complications and f ailures following sterilization.
12. 12.Ensuring qualityof care in Family Planning services by establishing Quality Assurance Committees in all state sand district s.
13. 13.Appointment of dedicated RMNCH+A counselors at high case load facilities. .
14. Improved Demand generation activities through a 360 degree media campaign .