Lok Sabha Question No. 2105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: National Population Stabilization Fund
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL POPULATION STABILIZA TION FUND

## 2105. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched Santushthi Scheme under National Populatio Stabilization Fund(NPSF) across the country;
- (b) if so, the details including the objectives and the salient features thereof al the names of the States/UTs where the said scheme has been launched;
- (c) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be launched in the remaining UTs;
- (d)the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the said Scheme State/ UT - Wis ;
- (e)  the  number  of  hospitals  including  Government  and  private  which  have  signe Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the said scheme, State/UT -wise; and
- (f) the extent to which the Prerna Yojana under (NPSF) has been successful in vario states including Uttar Pradesh along with the number of couples awarded under the scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) &( b) Santushti strategy is being implemented in seven high focussed States of country i.e. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattis and Odisha by Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK), an autonomous body under Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare. Detailed objectives and salient features of Santushti st rategy may be seen at Annexure .
- (c) : Presently JSK is working in seven high focussed States having high Total Fertility Rate (TFR).

(d):

| Financial Year       |   Fund sanctioned (Rs in Lacs) |   Fund allocated (Rs in Lacs) |   Fund utilized in Lacs) |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2012- 13             |                          42.78 |                         42.78 |                    42.78 |
| 2013- 14             |                          98.41 |                         98.4  |                    98.4  |
| 2014- 15             |                         169.83 |                        169.83 |                   169.83 |
| 2015- 16 (till date) |                         261    |                        261    |                    99    |

## (e):   The strategy is for private sectors only. Till date number of MoUs in vario are as follows : -

| State          | No. Of MoU   |   No. Of MoU |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| Rajasthan      |              |           51 |
| Madhya Pradesh |              |            8 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |              |            2 |
| Jharkhand      |              |            8 |

| State          |   No. Of Prerna Couple |
|----------------|------------------------|
| Bihar          |                    297 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                    446 |
| Odisha         |                    358 |
| Chhattisgarh   |                    736 |
| Rajasthan      |                    337 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                     31 |
| Total          |                   2205 |

Till date total number of couples awarded under Prerna strategy is 2205.

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(f):

## Santushti Strategy :

Under  this  scheme,  JSK  invites  private  sector  gynaecologist and  vasectomy  surgeons  (who  are  already  working  under National Health  Mission (NHM)  scheme  of  Govt.  of  India)  to  conduct  the sterilization  operations  in Public  Private  Partnership  ( PPP ) m ode. According to this scheme, an accredited private Nursing Home/ Hospit working  under  NHM  can  sign  a Memorandum  Of  Understanding (MOU) with JSK. Upon signing the MOU Private Hospitals/ Nursing Homes shall be entitled for incentive, whenever it conducts 10 or more Tubectomy/Vasectomy  cases  in  a  month  under  NHM  scheme  of Government of India.

All  the  cases  covered  under  Santushti  strategy  are  basica sterilization  conducted  under  NHM  cases.  JSK  is  giving  top - up amount to promote and support the private accredited facilities.

## Salient features:

1. Accredited  Private  Hospitals/Nursing  Homes,  who  conduct  10 Tubectomy (Female sterilization) and Vasectomy (Male sterilization)  operations  in  a  month  will  be  eligible  for  pa under Santushti strategy.
2. Private facilities conforming to the aforesaid criteria are entitl an additional top - up amount of Rs. 500/ -per case which will be paid by JSK for organizational activities.
3. There is also a provision for payment of wage compensation to t clients @ Rs 600 -for Tubectomy and Rs. 1100/ -for Vasectomy.
4. Tripartite MOU will be among Private Health Provider, State Healt Society and JSK.
5. All  reputed N on- G overnmental O rganization s  (NGO) /  private accredited  facilities  working  in  the  state  may  also  are  eligi participate in the Scheme if they fulfil requisite criteria for assurance.

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## Annexure