Lok Sabha Question No. 2264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Population Growth
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Sunil Kumar Singh, Arun Kumar Sagar, Ashok Kumar Rawat, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Devji Mansingram Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## POPULATION GROWTH

## 2264.   DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status and rate of population growth in the country;
- (b) whether India is likely to be the most populous country across the world by 2027, according to the projections of United Nations and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to implement new Family Planning Programme to check the  population  growth,  if  so  the  details  thereof  along  with  funds  allocated  to  States/UTs  to promote family planning programme during the last three years;
- (d) the major recommendations of the M.S. Swaminathan Committee on Population control and the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon;
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  population  growth  in  the country along with the achievements made thereon; and
- (f) whether some States have achieved below replacement level growth rate of population and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) As per Registrar General of India (RGI) the country's decadal growth rate was 17.64% in Census 2011.
- (b) As per the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections (TGPP) July 2020, chaired by Registrar General of India (RGI), the projected population of the country, in the year 2027 is 1.437 billion.
- (c) The  Government of  India  is  implementing  the  Family  Planning  program  which  follows the norms laid down under National Population Policy 2000 and National Health Policy 2017 to address the unmet need for Family Planning.

Rs. 9634.24 crore were allocated to States/UTs to promote family planning programme during the last three years.

(d) to (f) The M.S Swaminathan committee made some major recommendations for formulating the National Population policy (NPP 2000) which are as follows:

-  Achieving a Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 by 2010
-  Ensuring a target free approach on contraceptive use
-  Replacing the present vertically structured family welfare programme with decentralized and democratic planning
-  Involving all agencies in population control measures

In  line  with  above  recommendations  the  National  Family  Planning  program  reaffirms  the Government's  commitment  towards  voluntary  and  informed  choice,  target  free  approach  and achievement of replacement level of fertility  by  simultaneously  addressing  the  issues  of  child survival, maternal health and contraception.

Accordingly, the Government implements various schemes which are instrumental in reining in the growth of population, which include:

1. Mission  Parivar  Vikas is  being  implemented  in  13  states  for  substantially  increasing access to contraceptives and family planning services. These states are seven high focus states  (Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh  and Assam) and six North-Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram).
2. Expanded Contraceptive Choices : The current contraceptive basket comprising Condoms, Combined oral contraceptive pills, Emergency contraceptive pills, Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) and Sterilization has been expanded with inclusion of new contraceptives  namely  Injectable  contraceptive  (Antara  programme)  and  Centchroman (Chhaya).
3. Compensation scheme for sterilization acceptors which provides compensation for loss of  wages  to  the  beneficiary  and  also  to  the  service  provider  team  for  conducting sterilization.
4. Post-partum  Intrauterine  contraceptive  device (PPIUCD)  services  are  provided  post delivery.
5. Scheme for Home Delivery of contraceptives by ASHAs at doorstep of beneficiaries has been taken up.
6. Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS): A dedicated software has been launched to ensure smooth forecasting, procurement and distribution of family planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities.

## As a result of these efforts, for India,

-  The  Total  Fertility  Rate  (TFR)  declined  to 2.0  in  2019-20 (NFHS  5)  which  is  below replacement level.
-  31 out of 36 States/ UTs have achieved replacement level fertility (NFHS 5).
-  The Modern Contraceptive usage has increased to 56.5% (NFHS 5).
-  The Unmet Need for Family Planning has declined to 9.4% (NFHS 5).
-  The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has declined to 19.7 in 2019 (SRS).