Lok Sabha Question No. 3030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: TFR in Southern States
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3030 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/12/2024

## TFR IN SOUTHERN STATES

## 3030. SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

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

- (a) the details of the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) that are below replacement levels in various districts of Southern Indian States, including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has taken note that fertility rates are declining across the country, particularly, in southern States of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce policies or incentives to address the decreasing fertility rates, similar to the initiatives taken by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) The details of the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), State/UT-wise is at Annexure.

(b) to (d) India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per NFHS-5 (2019-21). This is aligned with the National Population Policy 2000 and the National Health Policy 2017 (TFR of 2.1). 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.

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Annexure

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

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

| S. No.   | State/UT                           |   TFR |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------|
| India    | India                              |   2   |
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |   1.3 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     |   1.7 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |   1.8 |
| 4.       | Assam                              |   1.9 |
| 5.       | Bihar                              |   3   |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                         |   1.4 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                       |   1.8 |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |   1.8 |
| 9.       | Delhi                              |   1.6 |
| 10.      | Goa                                |   1.3 |
| 11.      | Gujarat                            |   1.9 |
| 12.      | Haryana                            |   1.9 |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                   |   1.7 |
| 14.      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |   1.4 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                          |   2.3 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                          |   1.7 |
| 17.      | Kerala                             |   1.8 |
| 18.      | Ladakh                             |   1.3 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                        |   1.4 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                     |   2   |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                        |   1.7 |
| 22.      | Manipur                            |   2.2 |

|   S. No. | State/UT      |   TFR |
|----------|---------------|-------|
|       23 | Meghalaya     |   2.9 |
|       24 | Mizoram       |   1.9 |
|       25 | Nagaland      |   1.7 |
|       26 | Odisha        |   1.8 |
|       27 | Puducherry    |   1.5 |
|       28 | Punjab        |   1.6 |
|       29 | Rajasthan     |   2   |
|       30 | Sikkim        |   1.1 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu    |   1.8 |
|       32 | Telangana     |   1.8 |
|       33 | Tripura       |   1.7 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh |   2.4 |
|       35 | Uttarakhand   |   1.9 |
|       36 | West Bengal   |   1.6 |