Lok Sabha Question No. 4337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## JANSANKHYA STHIRATA KOSH

## 4337. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

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

- (a) the details of the present status of Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) along with its aims and objectives;
- (b) whether the Government is keeping a track of the activities taken under the Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh and the success achieved in attaining goals of National Population Policy, 2000 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the utilization of the funds allocated in supporting projects, schemes, initiatives and innovative ideas relating to Family Planning;
- (d) the details of the organizations which are working for stabilization of population of th e country and the way in which they are different from each others; and
- (e) the further steps taken/being taken by the Government to stabilize the population of the country?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) , an autonomous body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was constituted in the year 2000 with the following aims and objecti
- 1) To undertake activities for population stabilization by 2045 .
- 2) To promote initiatives for meeting the unmet needs for contraception.
- 3) To  support  innovative  ideas  in  the  Government,  private  and  voluntary  sector achieve the objectives of the National Population Policy 2000.
- 4) To facilitate the development of a people's movement for population stabilization.
- 5) To  provide  a  window  for  channelizing  contributions  from  individuals,  tra organizations and others within the country and outside in furtherance of the ca population stabilization.

The JSK has been discontinued with effect from 08/02/2019 vide cabinet decision dated 07/02/2018.

- (b) &(c) : Following schemes were implemented by the JSK:
1. Prerna Scheme (for delaying marriage, and spacing of children),
2. Santushti Scheme (inviting private sector for providing sterilization services), and
3. National Helpline (for dissemination of information on family planning).

The achievements under the above schemes are placed at Annexure I.

The details of the utilization of the funds allocated in supporting v arious ac vities relating to Family Planning under JSK are placed in Annexure II.

- (d) : Health being a State subject, this detail is not available with this Ministry.
- (e) : The steps being taken by the Government to stabilize the population of the cou are placed at Annexure III.

## Annexure I

## Achievements underPrerna, Santushti and Helpline

| Year                      | Santushti                        | Prerna              | Helpline            |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 2018- 19 (upto Dec. 2018) | Total Sterilization -10860       | 500 couples awarded | Total calls -100489 |
| 2017- 18                  | Total Sterilization cases -70044 | 788 couples awarded | Total calls -241003 |
| 2016- 17                  | Total Sterilization cases -67545 | 373 couples awarded | Total calls -71869  |

## Annexure II

## Budget Allocation and Expenditure of Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh during last three years

|   S. N o. | Financial Year   |   Allocation (Rs. in Lakh) |   Expenditure (Rs. in Lakh) |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | 2016- 17         |                    2598.25 |                     1077.97 |
|         2 | 2017- 18         |                    3242.88 |                      974.98 |
|         3 | 2018- 19         |                    1484.6  |                      298.73 |

## Annexure II I

## Steps being taken by the Government to stabilize the poulation of the country:

1. Mission  Parivar  Vikas -The  Government  has  launched MissionParivar Vikason  10 th November 2016 for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family plann serv ices in146 high fertility districts with Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 3 and seven high focus states. These districts are from the states of Uttar Pradesh (57) , Bihar (37) , Rajasthan (14) , Madhya Pradesh (25) , Chhattisgarh (2) , Jharkhand (9)and Assam (2) that itself constitutes 44% of the country's population.
2. Compensation  scheme  for  sterilization  acceptors -U nder  the  scheme  MoHFW provides  compensation  for  loss  of  wages  to  the  beneficiary  and  also  to  the  se provider (& team) for conducting sterilizations. The packagewas enhanced in November 2014 for 11 high focus high TFR states (8 EAG, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana) , and further increased in November 2016 under Mission Parivar Vikas.
3. Clinical  Outreach  Teams  (COT)  Scheme The  scheme  has  been  launched  in  146 Mission  Parivar  Vikas  districts wef  December  2017 for  providing f amily  planning services  through  mobile  teams  from  accredited  organizations in  far - flung,  underserved and geographically difficult areas.
4. New Contraceptive C hoices New contraceptives viz. Injectable contraceptive (Antara program)and Centchroman(Chhaya)have been added to the existing basket of choices in 2015- 16.
5. Redesigned Contraceptive Packaging -The packaging for Condoms, OCPs and ECPs has been improved and redesigned since 2015 in order to increase the demand for these commodities.
6. Scheme for Home delivery of contraceptives by ASHAs at doorstep of beneficiaries launched in August 2011 .
7. A  new  method  of  IUCD  insertion  immediately  after  delivery  i.e. post - partum  IUCD (PPIUCD) has been introduced in 2010 .PPIUCD incentive scheme has been operational wef 01.01.2014.
8. Scheme  for ASHAs  to  Ensure  spacing  in  births launched  on  16 th May 2012- The scheme is being implemented in 18 states of the country (8 EAG, 8 North East, Guj and Haryana). Additionally the spacing component has been approved in West Bengal Karnataka, AndhraPradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Daman Diu and Dadra and N agar Haveli .
9. Scheme for provision of Pregnancy Testing Kits in the drug kits of ASHAs for use in communities. The Scheme was introduced in 2013.
10. National Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (NFPIS) under which clients are insured in the eventualities of death , complication and failure following sterilization. The scheme was introduced in 2005 and implemented through an insurance company. It was revised in 2013 and is now being operated by the state government sdirectly with NHM funding.
11. 11.Ensuring quality of care in Family Planning services by establishing Quality Assurance Committees in all states and districts.
12. Family  Planning  Logistic  Management  and  Information  System  (FP - LMIS): A dedicated  software launched  in  2017, to  ensure  smooth  forecasting,  procuremen t  and distribution of family planning commodities across all the levels of health faciliti
13. 13.Appointment of dedicated RMNCH+A counselors at high case load facilities since 2013 .
14. 14.Improved Demand generation activities through a 360 degree media campaign -1 st phase launched in 2015 , and the present 2 nd phasein2016.