Lok Sabha Question No. 4848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Increase in Population
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4848 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## INCREASE IN POPULATION

## 4848.  DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the rate of increase in population in the country during the last three year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has launched a policy to control the rapid growth of the population and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said policy has been able to achieve its aims and objective and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is planning to implement an act to control the rapid growth of the population?

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

- (a) As per the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections, July 2020, the projected population in the country during the last three year, State-wise is placed in 'Annexure' .
- (b) to(d)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.

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

-  The  Total  Fertility  Rate  (TFR)  declined  to 2.0  in  2019-20 (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 19.5 in 2020 (SRS).

Considering the successes achieved in the family planning programme there is no such proposal for an act to control the growth of the population.

| Annexure (Source: RGI TGPP Report, July 2020) Projected Population in the Country   | Annexure (Source: RGI TGPP Report, July 2020) Projected Population in the Country   | Annexure (Source: RGI TGPP Report, July 2020) Projected Population in the Country   | Annexure (Source: RGI TGPP Report, July 2020) Projected Population in the Country   |
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| Year                                                                                | 2020                                                                                | 2021                                                                                | 2022                                                                                |
| India                                                                               | 1,35,33,78,000                                                                      | 1,36,71,73,000                                                                      | 1,37,97,50,000                                                                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir (UT)                                                                | 1,33,40,000                                                                         | 1,34,40,000                                                                         | 1,35,38,000                                                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                    | 73,62,000                                                                           | 74,06,000                                                                           | 74,43,000                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                              | 3,01,79,000                                                                         | 3,04,04,000                                                                         | 3,06,00,000                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                             | 2,92,13,000                                                                         | 2,96,04,000                                                                         | 2,99,67,000                                                                         |
| NCT Of Delhi (UT)                                                                   | 2,03,19,000                                                                         | 2,07,03,000                                                                         | 2,10,96,000                                                                         |
| Rajasthan                                                                           | 7,86,09,000                                                                         | 7,95,72,000                                                                         | 8,04,44,000                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                       | 22,89,31,000                                                                        | 23,17,04,000                                                                        | 23,40,94,000                                                                        |
| Bihar                                                                               | 12,18,95,000                                                                        | 12,36,95,000                                                                        | 12,55,32,000                                                                        |
| Assam                                                                               | 3,47,93,000                                                                         | 3,51,55,000                                                                         | 3,54,90,000                                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                                         | 9,77,19,000                                                                         | 9,82,85,000                                                                         | 9,87,64,000                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                           | 3,81,15,000                                                                         | 3,86,37,000                                                                         | 3,91,35,000                                                                         |
| Odisha                                                                              | 4,54,65,000                                                                         | 4,57,93,000                                                                         | 4,60,83,000                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                        | 2,92,37,000                                                                         | 2,96,07,000                                                                         | 2,99,51,000                                                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | 8,37,55,000                                                                         | 8,48,60,000                                                                         | 8,58,91,000                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                             | 6,91,71,000                                                                         | 7,00,75,000                                                                         | 7,09,34,000                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                         | 12,36,76,000                                                                        | 12,47,62,000                                                                        | 12,57,36,000                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                      | 5,25,99,000                                                                         | 5,28,49,000                                                                         | 5,30,33,000                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                           | 6,64,96,000                                                                         | 6,69,86,000                                                                         | 6,74,09,000                                                                         |
| Kerala                                                                              | 3,53,68,000                                                                         | 3,55,37,000                                                                         | 3,56,80,000                                                                         |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                          | 7,61,67,000                                                                         | 7,64,79,000                                                                         | 7,67,07,000                                                                         |
| Chandigarh (UT)                                                                     | 11,98,000                                                                           | 12,12,000                                                                           | 12,23,000                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                         | 1,13,13,000                                                                         | 1,14,39,000                                                                         | 1,15,57,000                                                                         |
| Sikkim                                                                              | 6,72,000                                                                            | 6,78,000                                                                            | 6,84,000                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                   | 15,22,000                                                                           | 15,37,000                                                                           | 15,51,000                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                            | 21,77,000                                                                           | 21,98,000                                                                           | 22,18,000                                                                           |
| Manipur                                                                             | 31,42,000                                                                           | 31,72,000                                                                           | 32,01,000                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                             | 12,07,000                                                                           | 12,19,000                                                                           | 12,30,000                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                             | 40,42,000                                                                           | 40,81,000                                                                           | 41,18,000                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                           | 32,64,000                                                                           | 32,95,000                                                                           | 33,26,000                                                                           |
| Daman & Diu (UT)                                                                    | 4,51,000                                                                            | 4,85,000                                                                            | 5,32,000                                                                            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)                                                           | 5,87,000                                                                            | 6,23,000                                                                            | 6,69,000                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                 | 15,53,000                                                                           | 15,61,000                                                                           | 15,69,000                                                                           |
| Lakshadweep (UT)                                                                    | 68,000                                                                              | 68,000                                                                              | 69,000                                                                              |
| Puducherry (UT)                                                                     | 15,49,000                                                                           | 15,84,000                                                                           | 16,21,000                                                                           |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)                                                      | 3,99,000                                                                            | 4,01,000                                                                            | 4,02,000                                                                            |
| Telangana                                                                           | 3,75,36,000                                                                         | 3,77,71,000                                                                         | 3,79,53,000                                                                         |
| Ladakh (UT)                                                                         | 2,96,000                                                                            | 2,98,000                                                                            | 2,99,000                                                                            |