Lok Sabha Question No. 1150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Family Planning for Males
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## FAMILY PLANNING FOR MALES

## 1150. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a)  the  initiatives  being  taken  by  the Government  to  increase  male  participation in  family planning;
- (b)  the  name  of  States  having  better male  participation  in  family  planning  in terms  of  better uptake of male contraceptives;
- (c) whether the Government is devising initiatives to introduce newer contraceptives for males in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is planning to increase frequency of 'Vasectomy Fortnight' in the country and if so, the details thereof?

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

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL

## )

- (a): The initiatives undertaken by the Government to increase     male participation in Planning are: -
- 1) Observation of 'Vasectomy Fortnight' in the month of November every year in all States of India to raise awareness on male participation and promotion of male sterilizatio
- 2) Training of service providers in No Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) to enhance the pool service providers.
- 3) Condom boxes set up in facilities to enable clients to access condoms in privacy.
- 4) The  'Home  Delivery  of  Contraceptive  Scheme'  to  deliver  contraceptives  including condoms to the beneficiaries.
- 5) Substantially increased compensation for m ale sterilization under the compensation scheme for sterilization.

Enhanced

- 6) A  360  degree  media  campaign  underlining  the  role  of  men  in  family  planning  t encourage men to adopt family planning methods.
2. (b): Details of States having better Male participati on in Family Planning in terms of better uptake of male contraceptives as per NFHS 4 is placed at Annexure.
3. (c): No; does not arise.
4. (d): In Mission Parivar Vikas Districts (Districts with TFR>3), Government is conductin Mission  Parivar  Vikas  campaign s  in  a  year.  These  campaigns  involve  extensive  mobilization activities including promotion of male participation and assured vasectomy services.

## Details of States having better Mal Participation in Family Planning

## Source NFHS - 4

|   S. No. | STATE *          |   Current Use of male family planning methods (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   |

The  National  average  for  Current  Use  of male family  planning  methods  (Male sterilization +  Condom) is 5.9 %;

* Above 13 States have better male participation than National average (5.9 % )