Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: National Population Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Ashok Kumar Rawat, Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY

## 2572. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether a 'National Policy' to control population explosion exists in the country;
- (b) if so, the details with regard to the year f its inception, short term and long term targets s and achieved under it so far and the status of allocation and utilization of funds thereun
- (c) whether any monitoring mechanism/agency has been set up to implement the said National Policy and if so, the details of the achievements of such a mechanism;
- (d) the extent to which the Government has been successful in controlling the population execut ion of the said policy; and
- (e) the concrete efforts being made by the Government to check increasing population othe usual family planning services/programmes?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (d): The Government of India formulated the National Population Policy in the ye 2000 (NPP- 2000), and the National Health Policy (NHP) in the year 2017.

The NPP 2000 aimed to achieve the immediate objective of addressing the unmet need f family pl anning, mid - term objective of attaining TFR 2.1 by 2010, and long term objective population stabilization by 2045.

The NHP 2017 aims to reduce the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to 2.1 at national and s - national level by 2025.

Contd……..

Status of allocation and utilization of funds for family planning activities in 2 - 19 is as under:

- Allocation -Rs. 312085.66 lakh
- Utilization -Rs. 226017.61 lakh

The National Family Planning Programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is guided by the tenets of the National Policy and oversees its implementation.

To  translate  policy  recommendations  into  ground  realities,  the  Ministry  has  evo strategies and carry out a plan of action required to meet different objectives of the Nationa Health Policy.

Monitoring  programme  implementation  and  quality  is  being  done  regularly  through quarterly  review  meetings, intensive  supportive  supervision, Health  Management  Informatio n System (HMIS) reporting and Annual Common Review Mission.

Population based  health surveys  are also  being done periodically  for assessment o outcome.

Achievements:

- The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has declined from 3.2 in 2000 to 2.2 in 2017 (SRS).
- The  Decadal  growth  rate  has  declined  from  21.54%  in  1990 - 2000  to  17.64%  during 2001- 11.

(e) : The Government has launched Mission Parivar Vikas in 146 high fertility districts of seven  high  focus  states  (Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Rajasthan,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Chhattisg Jharkhand  and  Assam)  to  focus  on  improving  access  to  contraceptives  through  provision family  planning  services,  promotional  schemes,  awareness  generation  activit ies,  commod y security, capacity building and intensive monitoring.

Moreover,  the  Government  has  launched a holistic  media  campaign including  mass media,  mid  media  and  inter - personal  communication,  and  the Family  Planning  Logistics Management and Information System (FP - LMIS) to ensure last mile availability of family planning commodities.

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