Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Population Control
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Uday Pratap Singh, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Ajay Nishad, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 925 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2021 POPULATION CONTROL

## 925. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to formulate any national policy to control the increasing population in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to bring a legislation for two child policy, if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be brought in and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide financial incentives to those States which have brought the population growth under substitution rate and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  propose  to  constitute  any  Joint  Parliamentary  Committee  to fomulate a  draft  policy  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  action  plan devised by the Government to check the increasing population;
- (e) whether any estimation has been made about population of the country in the year 2030, if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures being taken in this regard; and
- (f) the state-wise details of annual increase in population in the country?

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

- (a) A National Population Policy was formulated in the year 2000 with the long term objective of attaining Population Stabilization by 2045.
- (b) to (d) There is no such proposal.

India is on its way to achieve population stabilization:

-  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 already 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).

Family Planning is a target free programme, and the Government provides services based on voluntary and informed choice.

The Government is implementing various schemes which have been instrumental in reining in the growth of population, few of which are mentioned below:

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.

(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 2030 is 1.47 billion.

- (f) State-wise details of average annual increase in population is placed in Annexure .

## Annexure

## State/UT wise Average Annual Growth Rate of Indian population between 2001-2011 (RGI)

| S. No.   | State/ UT                |   Average Annual Exponential Growth Rate (2001-2011) |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                                 4.51 |
| 2        | Daman &Diu               |                                                 4.38 |
| 3        | Meghalaya                |                                                 2.49 |
| 4        | Puducherry               |                                                 2.48 |
| 5        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                 2.33 |
| 6        | Bihar                    |                                                 2.26 |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                 2.15 |
| 8        | Mizoram                  |                                                 2.07 |
| 9        | Chhattisgarh             |                                                 2.06 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                |                                                 2.04 |
| 11       | Rajasthan                |                                                 1.96 |
| 12       | NCT of Delhi             |                                                 1.92 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                 1.87 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                 1.85 |
| 15       | Haryana                  |                                                 1.83 |
| 16       | Gujarat                  |                                                 1.77 |
| 17       | Uttarakhand              |                                                 1.77 |
| 18       | Manipur                  |                                                 1.72 |
|          | INDIA                    |                                                 1.64 |
| 19       | Chandigarh               |                                                 1.59 |
| 20       | Assam                    |                                                 1.58 |
| 21       | Maharashtra              |                                                 1.49 |
| 22       | Karnataka                |                                                 1.47 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu               |                                                 1.46 |
| 24       | Tripura                  |                                                 1.39 |
| 25       | Orissa                   |                                                 1.32 |
| 26       | West Bengal              |                                                 1.31 |
| 27       | Punjab                   |                                                 1.3  |
| 28       | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                 1.21 |
| 29       | Sikkim                   |                                                 1.17 |
| 30       | Andhra Pradesh*          |                                                 1.06 |
| 31       | Goa                      |                                                 0.79 |
| 32       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                 0.65 |
| 33       | Lakshadweep              |                                                 0.61 |
| 34       | Kerala                   |                                                 0.48 |
| 35       | Nagaland                 |                                                -0.05 |