Lok Sabha Question No. 817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Total Fertility Rate
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817 TO BE ANSWERED ON-29/11/2024

## TOTALFERTILITYRATE

## 817. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the States/UTs where Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is above replacement level and below replacement level in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any plan to increase the TFR to the replacement level in the regions where it is at below replacement level;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for proper implementation of Mission Parivar Vikas (MPV) across the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMTANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) The details of the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the country, State/UT-wise is at Annexure A
- (b) and (c) The government focuses on achieving and maintaining replacement levels of fertility across regions by raising awareness about healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, ensuring the availability of family planning services, and approving the budgets proposed by states in the Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) based on their specific needs to manage fertility.
- (d) The government has been strengthening the implementation of Mission Parivar Vikas (MPV) in 7 high-focus states and six North-Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, and Mizoram). Efforts include ensuring the availability of family planning services and raising awareness through various Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) initiatives, such as the Mission Parivar Vikas campaigns, awareness through Saarthi Vahan, promoting healthy timing and spacing by distributing Nayi Pehel Kits to newlyweds, and community awareness through Saas Bahu Sammelans.

## State/UT wise Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

(Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5, 2019-21)

| S. No.                                       | States/UTs                                   | TFR                                          |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| India 2.0                                    | India 2.0                                    | India 2.0                                    |
| States/UTs below replacement level fertility | States/UTs below replacement level fertility | States/UTs below replacement level fertility |
| 1.                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                     | 1.3                                          |
| 2.                                           | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1.7                                          |
| 3.                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1.8                                          |
| 4.                                           | Assam                                        | 1.9                                          |
| 5.                                           | Chandigarh                                   | 1.4                                          |
| 6.                                           | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1.8                                          |
| 7.                                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu           | 1.8                                          |
| 8.                                           | Delhi                                        | 1.6                                          |
| 9.                                           | Goa                                          | 1.3                                          |
| 10.                                          | Gujarat                                      | 1.9                                          |
| 11.                                          | Haryana                                      | 1.9                                          |
| 12.                                          | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1.7                                          |
| 13.                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                               | 1.4                                          |
| 14.                                          | Karnataka                                    | 1.7                                          |
| 15.                                          | Kerala                                       | 1.8                                          |
| 16.                                          | Ladakh                                       | 1.3                                          |
| 17.                                          | Lakshadweep                                  | 1.4                                          |
| 18.                                          | Madhya Pradesh                               | 2.0                                          |
| 19.                                          | Maharashtra                                  | 1.7                                          |
| 20.                                          | Mizoram                                      | 1.9                                          |
| 21.                                          | Nagaland                                     | 1.7                                          |
| 22.                                          | Odisha                                       | 1.8                                          |
| 23.                                          | Puducherry                                   | 1.5                                          |
| 24.                                          | Punjab                                       | 1.6                                          |
| 25.                                          | Rajasthan                                    | 2.0                                          |
| 26.                                          | Sikkim                                       | 1.1                                          |
| 27.                                          | Tamil Nadu                                   | 1.8                                          |
| 28.                                          | Telangana                                    | 1.8                                          |
| 29.                                          | Tripura                                      | 1.7                                          |
| 30.                                          | Uttarakhand                                  | 1.9                                          |
| 31.                                          | West Bengal                                  | 1.6                                          |
| States/UTs above replacement level fertility | States/UTs above replacement level fertility | States/UTs above replacement level fertility |
| S. No.                                       | States/UTs                                   | TFR                                          |
| 1                                            | Bihar                                        | 3.0                                          |
| 2                                            | Jharkhand                                    | 2.3                                          |
| 3                                            | Manipur                                      | 2.2                                          |
| 4                                            | Meghalaya                                    | 2.9                                          |
| 5                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                | 2.4                                          |

Annexure A