Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Population Control
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar Rawat, Margani Bharat, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Satyadev Pachauri

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 531 TO BE ANSWERED ON - 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## POPULATION CONTROL

## 531. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to ascertain the fact that India is likely to be  the  most  populous  country  in  the  world  by  2027  as  per  the  United  Nations  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  new  strategy  for  controlling  the  population explosion and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  disproportionate growth of population;
- (d) whether the Government plans to implement the one or two child family planning policy to control the population growth; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  to  (e)  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 1.436 billion.

The Government accords top priority to the National Family Planning Program, which is guided by the tenets of the National Population Policy 2000 and National Health Policy 2017 to address the unmet need for Family Planning.

## Steps taken by the Government:

1. Expanded Contraceptive Choices: The current contraceptive basket is expanded with inclusion  of  new  contraceptives  namely  Injectable  contraceptive  and  Centchroman (Chhaya).
2. Mission Parivar Vikas is implemented in 13 states for substantially increasing access to contraceptives and family planning services.
3. Compensation  scheme  for  sterilization  acceptors which  provides  compensation  for loss of wages to the beneficiaries for sterilization.
4. Post-pregnancy  contraception in  the  form  of  Post-partum  Intra-uterine  contraceptive device (PPIUCD), Post-Abortion Intrauterine contraceptive device (PAIUCD), and Postpartum Sterilization (PPS) are provided to beneficiaries.
5. 'World Population Day & Fortnight' and 'Vasectomy Fortnight' are observed every year to boost awareness on Family Planning and service delivery across all States/ UTs.
6. Under Home  Delivery  of  contraceptives  Scheme ASHAs  deliver  contraceptives  at doorstep of beneficiaries.
7. Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) is in place to ensure last mile availability of family planning commodities across all the levels of health facilities.

Efforts of the Government have been successful in reining in the growth of population, and the following progress has been achieved:

-  The  Total  Fertility  Rate  (TFR)  declined  to 2.0  in  2019-21 (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 reduced to 9.4% (NFHS 5).
-  The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) has declined to 19.5 in 2020 (SRS).

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