Lok Sabha Question No. 1292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Rise of C-Sections in Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th FEBRUARY 2026

## RISE OF C-SECTIONS IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

## 1292# SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Normal Vaginal Deliveries (NVDs) and Caesarean Sections (C-sections) recorded annually during the last two decades in the country;
- (b) the corresponding Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) trends over the last two decades in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the reasons behind the continuous rise in C-section deliveries in private hospitals compared to public hospitals and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to regulate unnecessary C-sections, improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and strengthen institutional deliveries under Janani Suraksha Yojana and LaQshya programmes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) The year-wise total number of reported deliveries and caesarean sections during the last two decades in the country is placed at Annexure I.
- (b) As per the information received from the Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the data on Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) from the year 2006 till 2023 is available in 'SRS Statistical Report' placed at Annexure II and may be accessed at the following link: https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/SRSB

The data on Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) from the year 2007 till 2023 is available in the publication 'Special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India' placed at Annexure III and may be accessed at the following link: https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/SRSMMB

(c) As per the report of Population Research Centre (PRC) - JSS Institute of Economic Research Dharwad, Karnataka, under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, a study conducted on 'Understanding the Context of Caesarean Delivery from the Providers' and Receivers' Perspectives' in 2022, mentions the main reasons behind the increased rate of C-section Deliveries in the country as:

-  Clinical Decision-Making by Doctor: Clinical indications, such as maternal age, multiple pregnancies, fetal distress, previous C-sections, prolonged labour, placenta previa, as well as maternal complications have a greater likelihood of caesarean delivery.
-  Patient/Community Preferences : These have decision-making role in the matter

(d) Under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Government of India has taken various steps to regulate unnecessary c-sections which include:

-  CGHS empanelled hospitals are required to prominently display information regarding the ratio of deliveries by Caesarean section vis-à-vis normal deliveries.
-  Data Reporting and monitoring has been strengthened at health care facilities.
-  Under LaQshya initiative, a dedicated C-section audit component is embedded in the LaQshya assessment checklist for Maternity OTs for all Government Hospitals.
-  Various training programs, including Daksh, Dakshta, Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) and Nurse Practitioner Midwifery (NPM) have been instituted to ensure the availability of well-trained human resources, especially in remote areas in order to promote normal deliveries.

To improve the maternal and neonatal health outcomes, strengthen institutional deliveries and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, the Government of India has taken following initiatives under NHM:

-  Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a demand promotion and conditional cash transfer scheme for promoting institutional delivery.
-  Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) under which every pregnant woman and sick infant is entitled to free delivery, including caesarean section, in public health institutions along with provision of free transport, diagnostics, medicines, blood, other consumables & diet.
-  Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides pregnant women a fixed day, free of cost assured and quality antenatal check up by a Specialist/Medical Officer on the 9th day of every month.

Extended PMSMA (e-PMSMA) strategy was launched for individual tracking of high-risk pregnant women till a safe delivery.

-  LaQshya improves the quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres to ensure that pregnant women receive respectful and quality care during delivery and immediate post-partum.
-  Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) aims to provide assured, dignified, respectful and quality healthcare at no cost and zero tolerance for denial of services

for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

-  Optimizing Postnatal Care aims to strengthen the quality of postnatal care by laying emphasis on detection of danger signs in mothers and incentivizing Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for prompt detection, referral & treatment of such high-risk postpartum mothers.
-  Monthly Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day is an outreach activity at Anganwadi centers for provision of maternal and childcare including nutrition in convergence with the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS).
-  Outreach camps are provisioned to improve the reach of health care services, especially in tribal and hard-to-reach areas. This platform is used to increase awareness for Maternal and Child health services and community mobilization as well as to track high-risk pregnancies.
-  Capacity Building of staff in Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA), Daksh, Dakshata along with BEmONC, CEmONC and LSAS to provide comprehensive quality care during delivery at a health facility.
-  Strengthening of infrastructure, including functionalization of First Referral Units (FRUs), setting up of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Wings, operationalization of Obstetric High Dependency Units & Intensive Care Units (Obst. HDU & ICU), establishment of Birth Waiting Homes (BWHs) in difficult terrain, remote and tribal areas to improve access to healthcare facilities and promote institutional delivery.
-  The establishment of Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) and Newborn Stabilization Units (NBSUs) under Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNC) program to provide specialized care to sick and small newborns at district and sub-district levels, addressing neonatal health complications.
-  ASHAs conduct scheduled home visits under Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) for improving child-rearing practices and identifying sick newborns for timely referral and care.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1292 to be answered on 06.02.2026

Annexure I

| Financial Year                                       | Total Numberof Deliveries Reported                   | Total Numberof C-Section Deliveries Reported         |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2008-2009                                            | 18826605                                             | 1202889                                              |
| 2009-2010                                            | 20786400                                             | 1526241                                              |
| 2010-2011                                            | 21254165                                             | 1704625                                              |
| 2011-2012                                            | 21126731                                             | 2098326                                              |
| 2012-2013                                            | 20228338                                             | 2319517                                              |
| 2013-2014                                            | 20457293                                             | 2479381                                              |
| 2014-2015                                            | 20218688                                             | 2726757                                              |
| 2015-2016                                            | 21172780                                             | 3252142                                              |
| 2016-2017                                            | 20710361                                             | 3462386                                              |
| 2017-2018                                            | 20783191                                             | 3588587                                              |
| 2018-2019                                            | 21118228                                             | 3949027                                              |
| 2019-2020                                            | 21410780                                             | 4152335                                              |
| 2020-2021                                            | 20386280                                             | 4098969                                              |
| 2021-2022                                            | 20410730                                             | 4533190                                              |
| 2022-2023                                            | 20963598                                             | 4993291                                              |
| 2023-2024                                            | 20351261                                             | 5143156                                              |
| 2024-2025                                            | 19789406                                             | 5434735                                              |
| Source: Data as reported by State/UTs on HMIS Portal | Source: Data as reported by State/UTs on HMIS Portal | Source: Data as reported by State/UTs on HMIS Portal |

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1292 to be answered on 06.02.2026

Annexure II

| S.No.                                                                | India/States                                                         | 2006                                                                 | 2007                                                                 | 2008                                                                 | 2009                                                                 | 2010                                                                 | 2011                                                                 | 2012                                                                 | 2013                                                                 | 2014                                                                 | 2015                                                                 | 2016                                                                 | 2017                                                                 | 2018                                                                 | 2019                                                                 | 2020                                                                 | 2021                                                                 | 2022                                                                 | 2023                                                                 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                      | INDIA                                                                | 57                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 53                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 40                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 28 27                                                                |                                                                      | 26                                                                   | 25                                                                   |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 56                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 19                                                                   |
| 2                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 67                                                                   | 66                                                                   | 64                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 58                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 40                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 30                                                                   |
| 3                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 60                                                                   | 58                                                                   | 56                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 23                                                                   |
| 4                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 61                                                                   | 59                                                                   | 57                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 51                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 40                                                                   |                                                                      | 38                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   |
| 5                                                                    | Delhi                                                                | 37                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 11                                                                   | 38 12                                                                | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 14                                                                   |
| 6                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 53                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 20                                                                   |
| 7                                                                    | Haryana                                                              | 57                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 51                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 26                                                                   |
| 8                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 50                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 40                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 14                                                                   |
| 9                                                                    | J&K                                                                  | 52                                                                   | 51                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 14                                                                   | 14                                                                   |
| 10                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 49                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 39                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 29                                                                   |
| 11                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 48                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 15                                                                   | 14                                                                   |
| 12                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 15                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 12                                                                   | 10                                                                   | 10                                                                   | 7                                                                    | 6                                                                    | 6 6                                                                  |                                                                      | 7                                                                    | 5                                                                    |
| 13                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 74                                                                   | 72                                                                   | 70                                                                   | 67                                                                   | 62                                                                   | 59                                                                   | 56                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 43 41                                                                |                                                                      | 40                                                                   | 37                                                                   |
| 14                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 35                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 15                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 14                                                                   |
| 15                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 73                                                                   | 71                                                                   | 69                                                                   | 65                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 57                                                                   | 53                                                                   | 51                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 44                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 40                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 30                                                                   |
| 16                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 44                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 17                                                                   |
| 17                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 67                                                                   | 65                                                                   | 63                                                                   | 59                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 29                                                                   |
| 18                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 37                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 15                                                                   | 15                                                                   | 13 12                                                                |                                                                      | 11                                                                   | 12                                                                   |
| 19                                                                   | Telangana                                                            |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 35                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 18                                                                   |
| 20                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 71                                                                   | 69                                                                   | 67                                                                   | 63                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 57                                                                   | 53                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 48                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 41                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   |
| 21                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 28                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 34                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 27                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 23                                                                   | 21                                                                   | 20                                                                   |
| 22                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 38                                                                   | 37                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 32                                                                   | 31                                                                   | 28                                                                   | 26                                                                   | 25                                                                   | 24                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 17                                                                   | 17                                                                   |
| Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India |

## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1292 to be answered on 06.02.2026 Annexure III

| Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  | Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,00,000 live births)                  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                | India/States                                                         | 2007-09                                                              | 2010-12                                                              | 2011-13                                                              | 2014-16                                                              | 2015-17                                                              | 2016-18                                                              | 2017-19                                                              | 2018-20                                                              | 2019-21                                                              | 2020-22                                                              | 2021-23                                                              |
|                                                                      | India                                                                | 212                                                                  | 178                                                                  | 167                                                                  | 130                                                                  | 122                                                                  | 113                                                                  | 103                                                                  | 97                                                                   | 93                                                                   | 88                                                                   | 88                                                                   |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 134                                                                  | 110                                                                  | 92                                                                   | 74                                                                   | 74                                                                   | 65                                                                   | 58                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 47                                                                   | 30                                                                   |
| 2                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 390                                                                  | 328                                                                  | 300                                                                  | 237                                                                  | 229                                                                  | 215                                                                  | 205                                                                  | 195                                                                  | 167                                                                  | 125                                                                  | 110                                                                  |
| 3                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 261                                                                  | 219                                                                  | 208                                                                  | 165                                                                  | 165                                                                  | 149                                                                  | 130                                                                  | 118                                                                  | 100                                                                  | 91                                                                   | 104                                                                  |
| 4                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                            |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 76                                                                   | 71                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 56                                                                   | 51                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 54                                                                   |
| 5                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 148                                                                  | 122                                                                  | 112                                                                  | 91                                                                   | 87                                                                   | 75                                                                   | 70                                                                   | 57                                                                   | 53                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 51                                                                   |
| 6                                                                    | Haryana                                                              | 153                                                                  | 146                                                                  | 127                                                                  | 101                                                                  | 98                                                                   | 91                                                                   | 96                                                                   | 110                                                                  | 106                                                                  | 89                                                                   | 89                                                                   |
| 7                                                                    | Karnataka                                                            | 178                                                                  | 144                                                                  | 133                                                                  | 108                                                                  | 97                                                                   | 92                                                                   | 83                                                                   | 69                                                                   | 63                                                                   | 58                                                                   | 68                                                                   |
| 8                                                                    | Kerala                                                               | 81                                                                   | 66                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 42                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 19                                                                   | 20                                                                   | 18                                                                   | 30                                                                   |
| 9                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 269                                                                  | 230                                                                  | 221                                                                  | 173                                                                  | 188                                                                  | 173                                                                  | 163                                                                  | 173                                                                  | 175                                                                  | 159                                                                  | 142                                                                  |
| 10                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                         |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 141                                                                  | 159                                                                  | 160                                                                  | 137                                                                  | 132                                                                  | 141                                                                  | 146                                                                  |
| 11                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 104                                                                  | 87                                                                   | 68                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 55                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 33                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 36                                                                   | 36                                                                   |
| 12                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 258                                                                  | 235                                                                  | 222                                                                  | 180                                                                  | 168                                                                  | 150                                                                  | 136                                                                  | 119                                                                  | 135                                                                  | 136                                                                  | 153                                                                  |
| 13                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 172                                                                  | 155                                                                  | 141                                                                  | 122                                                                  | 122                                                                  | 129                                                                  | 114                                                                  | 105                                                                  | 98                                                                   | 92                                                                   | 90                                                                   |
| 14                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 318                                                                  | 255                                                                  | 244                                                                  | 199                                                                  | 186                                                                  | 164                                                                  | 141                                                                  | 113                                                                  | 102                                                                  | 87                                                                   | 86                                                                   |
| 15                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 97                                                                   | 90                                                                   | 79                                                                   | 66                                                                   | 63                                                                   | 60                                                                   | 58                                                                   | 54                                                                   | 49                                                                   | 38                                                                   | 35                                                                   |
| 16                                                                   | Telangana                                                            |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 81                                                                   | 76                                                                   | 63                                                                   | 56                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 45                                                                   | 50                                                                   | 59                                                                   |
| 17                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 359                                                                  | 292                                                                  | 285                                                                  | 201                                                                  | 216                                                                  | 197                                                                  | 167                                                                  | 167                                                                  | 151                                                                  | 141                                                                  | 141                                                                  |
| 18                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 89                                                                   | 99                                                                   | 101                                                                  | 103                                                                  | 100                                                                  | 104                                                                  | 91                                                                   |
| 19                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 145                                                                  | 117                                                                  | 113                                                                  | 101                                                                  | 94                                                                   | 98                                                                   | 109                                                                  | 103                                                                  | 109                                                                  | 105                                                                  | 104                                                                  |
| 20                                                                   | Other States                                                         | 160                                                                  |                                                                      |                                                                      | 97                                                                   | 96                                                                   | 85                                                                   | 77                                                                   | 77                                                                   | 71                                                                   | 81                                                                   | 86                                                                   |
| Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India | Source: Sample Registration System (SRS), Registrar General of India |