Lok Sabha Question No. 3343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH AUGUST, 2025

## DECLINE IN MATERNALMORTALITY RATIO

## 3343 SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) estimate for the country is expected to be around 93 per 100,000 live births and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the MMR i.e. the proportion of maternal death per 100,000 live births, reported under the Sample Registration System (SRS) and MMR decline over the year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the States have been categorised into three Empowered Action Group (EAG) States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned and spent, state/UT-wise in this regard till date?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a): The Sample Registration System (SRS) released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) provides Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) at the National and State level. As per the SRS Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality 2020-22, the MMR of the country is 88 per lakh live births.
- (b): The decline in MMR over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country is placed at Annexure I.
- (c): As per the Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India, the States have been categorized into three groups namely, 'Empowered Action Group' (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Assam; 'Southern' States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and 'Other' States including Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal.
- (d): The details of funds under Maternal Health Programme is placed at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3343 to be answered on 08.08.2025

Annexure I

| Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   | Decline in MMR(per lakh live birth) over the years from SRS 2014-16 to SRS 2020-22 in the country   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SRS (Year)                                                                                          | 2014-16                                                                                             | 2015-17                                                                                             | 2016-18                                                                                             | 2017-19                                                                                             | 2018-20                                                                                             | 2019-21                                                                                             | 2020-22                                                                                             |
| MMR                                                                                                 | 130                                                                                                 | 122                                                                                                 | 113                                                                                                 | 103                                                                                                 | 97                                                                                                  | 93                                                                                                  | 88                                                                                                  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3343 to be answered on 08.08.2025

Annexure II

| State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHMfor the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)   | State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHMfor the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)   | State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHMfor the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)   | State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHMfor the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)   | State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHMfor the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                                                  | FY 2022-23                                                                                                                | FY2023-24                                                                                                                 | FY2024-25                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                               | 6.24                                                                                                                      | 15.41                                                                                                                     | 19.83                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                            | 9,768.92                                                                                                                  | 15,794.93                                                                                                                 | 10,609.20                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 2,338.14                                                                                                                  | 475.78                                                                                                                    | 1,114.00                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                     | 19,155.49                                                                                                                 | 19,334.93                                                                                                                 | 21,652.64                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                     | 52,066.07                                                                                                                 | 54,606.05                                                                                                                 | 45,434.13                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                                | 3.47                                                                                                                      | 7.76                                                                                                                      | 16.87                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                              | 11,208.47                                                                                                                 | 9,130.78                                                                                                                  | 10,509.31                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                                  | 63.00                                                                                                                     | 55.45                                                                                                                     | 147.06                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                                     | 301.31                                                                                                                    | 482.28                                                                                                                    | 842.23                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                       | 236.29                                                                                                                    | 193.94                                                                                                                    | 174.00                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                   | 11,391.40                                                                                                                 | 21,448.50                                                                                                                 | 11,306.77                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                   | 6,183.48                                                                                                                  | 5,338.96                                                                                                                  | 4,259.63                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 4,122.25                                                                                                                  | 2,026.36                                                                                                                  | 2,075.38                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                         | 8,491.99                                                                                                                  | 4,946.25                                                                                                                  | 7,365.08                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                 | 23,352.28                                                                                                                 | 22,711.17                                                                                                                 | 22,685.77                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                                 | 25,683.41                                                                                                                 | 20,982.99                                                                                                                 | 11,948.83                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                                    | 7,625.60                                                                                                                  | 3,842.05                                                                                                                  | 5,912.02                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                                                                    | 331.64                                                                                                                    | 212.52                                                                                                                    | 379.19                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                                               | 31.70                                                                                                                     | 27.98                                                                                                                     | 28.70                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                            | 35,137.69                                                                                                                 | 35,156.80                                                                                                                 | 32,118.89                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                                               | 19,139.45                                                                                                                 | 20,684.00                                                                                                                 | 15,186.39                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                                   | 578.97                                                                                                                    | 449.33                                                                                                                    | 1,015.77                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                 | 2,172.33                                                                                                                  | 2,317.96                                                                                                                  | 3,114.44                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                                   | 122.67                                                                                                                    | 346.48                                                                                                                    | 181.17                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                                  | 499.49                                                                                                                    | 810.18                                                                                                                    | 1,132.21                                                                                                                  |

## State/UT-wise details of Expenditure under Maternal Health Programme of NHM for the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | State/UT      | FY 2022-23   | FY2023-24   | FY2024-25   |
|----------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|       26 | Odisha        | 22,510.76    | 21,825.73   | 18,127.28   |
|       27 | Puducherry    | 308.77       | 126.10      | 204.49      |
|       28 | Punjab        | 7,770.19     | 9,290.55    | 6,034.84    |
|       29 | Rajasthan     | 37,245.29    | 38,092.64   | 43,735.92   |
|       30 | Sikkim        | 626.47       | 210.29      | 407.95      |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu    | 21,273.45    | 16,834.42   | 16,583.37   |
|       32 | Telangana     | 24,057.55    | 6,166.25    | 7,036.02    |
|       33 | Tripura       | 1,573.45     | 1,696.22    | 1,804.04    |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh | 61,869.06    | 74,962.19   | 67,356.17   |
|       35 | Uttarakhand   | 4,158.66     | 3,126.73    | 3,150.45    |
|       36 | West Bengal   | 29,780.15    | 26,793.23   | 20,568.28   |

## Note:

1. The above information is as per available Financial Management Reports (FMRs) submitted by States/UTs and is provisional.
2. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year.