Lok Sabha Question No. 3246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Safety of Contraceptives/Birth Control Pills
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3246 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## SAFETY OF CONTRACEPT IVES/BIRTH CONTROL P ILLS

## 3246. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

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

- (a) the estimated number of women presently using oral contraceptives/birth control pill country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether as per a report in a medical journal, use of contraceptives/birth control pill significant increase in the risk for most common type of stroke;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the corrective measures being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a):   The state/UT wise detail of oral pill users as reported under the programme is Annexure.
- (b) t o  (d):   Under the programme, t he basket of choice includes oral contraceptive pills a recommended  by  WHO  Han dbook  on  Family  Planning  and  is  prescribed  as  per  the  medical eligibility criteria  recommended by WHO.

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## State Wise OCPusers

| State/UT/Agency                            | State/UT/Agency   | Achievement during April to March (2014- 15)   |
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                            | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,732                                          |
|                                            | Assam             | 125,040                                        |
|                                            | Manipur           | 2,741                                          |
|                                            | Meghalaya         | 4,647                                          |
|                                            | Mizoram           | 4,030                                          |
|                                            | Nagaland          | 1,510                                          |
|                                            | Sikkim            | 5,856                                          |
|                                            | Tripura           | 11,040                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Bihar             | 65,386                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Chhattisgarh      | 52,617                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Himachal Pradesh  | 28,117                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 23,342                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Jharkhand         | 51,472                                         |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Madhya Pradesh    | 265,136                                        |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Odisha            | 154,929                                        |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Rajasthan         | 402,322                                        |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Uttar Pradesh     | 293,280                                        |
| II. High Focus -Non NE                     | Uttarakhand       | 31,140                                         |
| III. Non High Focus Large                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 124,546                                        |
|                                            | Goa               |                                                |
|                                            |                   | 2,495                                          |
|                                            | Gujarat Haryana   | 165,818 66,499                                 |
|                                            | Karnataka         | 114,431                                        |
|                                            | Kerala            | 5,628                                          |
|                                            | Maharashtra       | 213,853                                        |
|                                            | Punjab            | 95,007                                         |
|                                            | Tamil Nadu        | 27,016                                         |
|                                            | Telangana         | 58,983                                         |
|                                            | West Bengal       | 671,392                                        |
| IV. Non High Focus -Small & UT             | A & N Islands     | 1,394                                          |
|                                            | Chandigarh        |                                                |
|                                            |                   | 1,093                                          |
|                                            | Daman & Diu       | 412                                            |
|                                            | Delhi             | 15,176                                         |
|                                            | Lakshadweep       | 42                                             |
|                                            | Puducherry        | 1,666                                          |
| V. OTHER AGENCIES                          | M/O Defence       | 844                                            |
| V. OTHER AGENCIES                          | M/O               |                                                |
|                                            | Railways          | 2,199                                          |
| Total Oral Pill Users (Free Distribution): |                   | 3,093,294                                      |

## Annexure

| Total Oral Pill Users (Social marketing Distribution): All India   | 2,508,990   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Total Oral Pill users (Free as well as Social marketing            |             |
| Distribution): All India                                           | 5,602,284   |