Lok Sabha Question No. 1901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## MATERNAL MORTALITY R ATE (MMR)

## 1901. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a)  whether  Maternal  Mortality  Rate  (MMR)  has registered  any  decline  during  the  last  three years in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of MMR during the said period, State/UT - wise;
- (c)  the  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  to bring  down  the  Maternal  Mortality  Rate during the last three years, State/UT - wise particularly in Delhi?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) report by Registrar General of Ind (RGI) for the last three years, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has reduced fro per 100,000 live births in SRS  2014 - 16  to  122  i n SRS 2015 - 17 and to 113 per 100,000 live births in SRS 2016 - 18.

During the said period, the State/UT wise details of MMR given at Annexure -I.

- (c): State/UT wise expenditure incurred during the last 3 -year period, from FY 2017 - 18 to FY 2019- 20 under NRHM - RCH flexible Pool including Delhi is given at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I State/ UT Wise Details of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) During Last Three Years Period

|                        | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   | Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)   |
|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| India &bigger States   | SRS 2014-16                      | SRS 2015-17                      | SRS 2016-18                      |                                  |                                  |
| India                  | 130                              | 122                              | 113                              |                                  |                                  |
| Assam                  | 237                              | 229                              | 215                              |                                  |                                  |
| Bihar                  | 165                              | 165                              | 149                              |                                  |                                  |
| Jharkhand              |                                  | 76                               | 71                               |                                  |                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 173                              | 188                              | 173                              |                                  |                                  |
| Chhattisgarh           |                                  | 141                              | 159                              |                                  |                                  |
| Odisha                 | 180                              | 168                              | 150                              |                                  |                                  |
| Rajasthan              | 199                              | 186                              | 164                              |                                  |                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 201                              | 216                              | 197                              |                                  |                                  |
| Uttarakhand            |                                  | 89                               | 99                               |                                  |                                  |
| EAG AND ASSAM SUBTOTAL | 188                              | 175                              | 161                              |                                  |                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 74                               | 74                               | 65                               |                                  |                                  |
| Telangana              | 81                               | 76                               | 63                               |                                  |                                  |
| Karnataka              | 108                              | 97                               | 92                               |                                  |                                  |
| Kerala                 | 46                               | 42                               | 43                               |                                  |                                  |
| Tamil Nadu             | 66                               | 63                               | 60                               |                                  |                                  |
| SOUTH SUBTOTAL         | 77                               | 72                               | 67                               |                                  |                                  |
| Gujarat                | 91                               | 87                               | 75                               |                                  |                                  |
| Haryana                | 101                              | 98                               | 91                               |                                  |                                  |
| Maharashtra            | 61                               | 55                               | 46                               |                                  |                                  |
| Punjab                 | 122                              | 122                              | 129                              |                                  |                                  |
| West Bengal            | 101                              | 94                               | 98                               |                                  |                                  |
| Other states           | 96                               | 96                               | 85                               |                                  |                                  |
| OTHER SUBTOTAL         | 93                               | 90                               | 83                               |                                  |                                  |

Source-Sample Registration System(SRS) report of Registrar General of India(RGI).

## Annexure-II

## State/UTs wise Expenditure under the NRHM-RCH Flexible Pool under National Health Mission (NHM) during the period F.Y. 2017-18 to 2019-20

Rs. In Lakhs

| S. No.                    | Name of the States/UTs   | 2017-18      | 2018-19      | 2019-20     |
|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
| A. High Focus States      |                          |              |              |             |
| 1                         | Bihar                    | 1,26,426.61  | 1,51,891.73  | 2,27,363.17 |
| 2                         | Chattisgarh              | 81,069.97    | 76,895.59    | 1,05,872.64 |
| 3                         | Himachal Pradesh         | 21,339.67    | 27,232.80    | 30,767.04   |
| 4                         | Jammu & Kashmir          | 34,199.85    | 44,681.48    | 46,929.46   |
| 5                         | Jharkhand                | 57,045.66    | 81,889.59    | 86,704.84   |
| 6                         | Madhya Pradesh           | 1,68,579.17  | 1,76,541.07  | 2,21,840.88 |
| 7                         | Orissa                   | 89,755.52    | 1,09,633.04  | 1,60,775.79 |
| 8                         | Rajasthan                | 1,22,799.13  | 1,57,240.76  | 1,88,173.30 |
| 9                         | Uttar Pradesh            | 3,97,492.22  | 4,19,105.35  | 4,77,652.12 |
| 10                        | Uttarakhand              | 25,215.22    | 32,741.27    | 33,891.83   |
|                           | Sub Total                | 11,23,923.01 | 12,77,852.67 |             |
| B. NE States              |                          |              |              |             |
| 11                        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 11,655.74    | 12,474.61    | 14,964.19   |
| 12                        | Assam                    | 1,05,973.65  | 1,21,521.21  | 1,43,102.36 |
| 13                        | Manipur                  | 6,821.13     | 11,016.88    | 15,734.39   |
| 14                        | Meghalaya                | 12,930.93    | 13,478.25    | 12,189.81   |
| 15                        | Mizoram                  | 6,586.30     | 7,633.82     | 5,427.54    |
| 16                        | Nagaland                 | 4,894.99     | 9,162.94     | 7,411.47    |
| 17                        | Sikkim                   | 2,597.85     | 3,736.77     | 2,663.69    |
| 18                        | Tripura                  | 14,478.08    | 14,577.14    | 15,120.77   |
|                           | Sub Total                | 1,65,938.67  | 1,93,601.62  |             |
| C. Non- High Focus States |                          |              |              |             |
| 19                        | Andhra Pradesh           | 88,025.89    | 95,568.94    | 1,04,448.83 |
| 20                        | Goa                      | 2,058.36     | 2,780.86     | 3,693.16    |
| 21                        | Gujarat                  | 1,01,536.11  | 1,15,789.35  | 1,24,176.29 |

| 22                  | Haryana                   | 33,386.85    | 44,238.50    | 47,579.58    |
|---------------------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 23                  | Karnataka                 | 1,21,527.39  | 1,16,910.51  | 1,52,718.36  |
| 24                  | Kerala                    | 38,280.90    | 52,442.56    | 51,845.55    |
| 25                  | Maharashtra               | 1,24,139.48  | 1,77,009.31  | 1,92,062.79  |
| 26                  | Punjab                    | 36,138.61    | 48,302.32    | 64,291.33    |
| 27                  | Tamil Nadu                | 1,32,326.34  | 1,53,589.99  | 1,61,962.00  |
| 28                  | Telangana                 | 56,749.36    | 64,388.44    | 54,610.11    |
| 29                  | West Bengal               | 1,47,586.13  | 1,46,772.64  | 1,35,643.64  |
|                     | Sub Total                 | 8,81,755.42  | 10,17,793.41 | 10,93,031.63 |
| D. Small States/UTs |                           |              |              |              |
| 30                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1,337.29     | 2,394.53     | 3,310.35     |
| 31                  | Chandigarh                | 1,691.95     | 1,723.28     | 894.08       |
| 32                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1,458.93     | 1,597.21     | 1,715.14     |
| 33                  | Daman & Diu               | 776.78       | 1,081.11     | 745.73       |
| 34                  | Delhi                     | 14,631.26    | 7,906.17     | 8,102.55     |
| 35                  | Lakshadweep               | 330.40       | 349.93       | 357.62       |
| 36                  | Puducherry                | 2,202.88     | 2,593.15     | 2,898.18     |
|                     | Sub Total                 | 22,429.49    | 17,645.39    | 18,023.65    |
|                     | Grand Total               | 21,94,046.59 | 25,06,893.09 | 29,07,640.56 |

## Note:

1. SPIP stands for State Program Implementation Plan.
2. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State share & unspent balances at the beginning of  the year.
3. The above data comprises of activities RCH Flexible Pool, Health System Strenghtening, Immunization and NIDDCP.
4. The above figures are as per FMR reported by State/UTs.