Lok Sabha Question No. 2132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Sterilisation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## STERILISATION

## 2132. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

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

- (a) the share of sterilisation as a birth control method in the country as com other countries with similar demographics;
- (b) the incentives offered by the Government to doctors, nurses and health worke involved in the sterilisation process and to the individual undergoing sterilisat
- (c) the number of deaths reported in the sterilisation procedure in the country eachof the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the Government distributes first and second generation oral contrace pills when fourth and fifth generation pills are more effective; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  corrective measures being taken by the Government in this reg ard?

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

- ( a) : The share of sterilization for various countries with similar demograph cs is placed at Annexure I.
- ( b) : The  government  pays  compensation  to  doctors,  nurses,  health  workers  on differential basis as per the category of the States as given in Annexure II.
- ( c) : The States/UT wise  details are given in  Annexure -III
- ( d) & (e) : The government 's basket of choice includes oral contraceptive pills as recommended by WHO Handbook on Family Planning (2011).

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## Annexure I

## Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Sterilization in various countries with similar demographics

| Countries    |   % Sterilization |
|--------------|-------------------|
| India        |              36.9 |
| US           |              36.3 |
| Brazil       |              34.2 |
| China        |              33.2 |
| Canada       |              33   |
| UK           |              29   |
| Thailand     |              24.6 |
| South Korea  |              22.7 |
| Australia    |              15.9 |
| South Africa |              15   |
| Pakistan     |               9   |
| Indonesia    |               3.4 |

Annexure II Sterilization Compensation scheme for beneficiaries, doctors, nurses and health workers

|                                                           | Breakup of the Compensation package   |   Acceptor |   ASHA/ Health Worker |   Surgeon+ Anaesthetist |   Staff Nurse |   Others |   Total |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------|----------|---------|
| 11 High focus states (UP, BH, MP, RJ, CG, JH, OD, UK, AS, | VASECTOMY                             |       2000 |                   300 |                     250 |            30 |      120 |    2700 |
| HR, GJ)                                                   | TUBECTOMY                             |       1400 |                   200 |                     200 |            30 |      170 |    2000 |
| Other High focus states (NE states, J&K, HP)              | VASECTOMY                             |       1100 |                   200 |                     100 |            15 |       85 |    1500 |
| Other High focus states (NE states, J&K, HP)              | TUBECTOMY                             |        600 |                   150 |                     100 |            15 |      135 |    1000 |
| Non High focus states                                     | VASECTOMY                             |       1100 |                   200 |                     100 |            15 |       85 |    1500 |
| Non High focus states                                     | TUBECTOMY (BPL + SC/ ST only)         |        600 |                   150 |                     100 |            15 |      135 |    1000 |
| Non High focus states                                     | TUBECTOMY (APL)                       |        250 |                   150 |                     100 |            15 |      135 |     650 |

## State Wise Sterilization Deaths

| Sno.   | State                  |   2012- 13 |   2013- 14 |   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |
|--------|------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1.     | A &N Islands           |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh         |         20 |         20 |         12 |          8 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh      |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 4.     | Assam                  |          8 |          6 |          2 |          1 |
| 5.     | Bihar                  |         11 |         17 |         18 |          5 |
| 6.     | Chandigarh             |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh           |          5 |          2 |         19 |          0 |
| 8.     | Daman & Diu            |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 9.     | Delhi                  |          0 |          0 |          1 |          0 |
| 10.    | Dadar and Nagar Haveli |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 11.    | Goa                    |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 12.    | Gujarat                |          8 |          1 |          5 |          2 |
| 13.    | Haryana                |          3 |          3 |          6 |          3 |
| 14.    | HP                     |          1 |          2 |          0 |          0 |
| 15.    | J&K                    |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 16.    | Jharkhand              |          4 |          4 |          1 |          0 |
| 17.    | Karnataka              |         22 |         14 |         13 |          5 |
| 18.    | Kerala                 |          2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 19.    | Lakshadweep            |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 20.    | Maharashtra            |         14 |         23 |         11 |          7 |
| 21.    | Manipur                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 22.    | Meghalaya              |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 23.    | Mizoram                |          2 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 24.    | MP                     |         18 |         13 |         11 |          5 |
| 25.    | Nagaland               |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 26.    | Orissa                 |          7 |          9 |          5 |          5 |
| 27.    | Puducherry             |          1 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 28.    | Punjab                 |          1 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 29.    | Rajasthan              |          9 |          4 |          9 |          1 |
| 30.    | Sikkim                 |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 31.    | Tamil Nadu             |         33 |         30 |         19 |          7 |
| 32.    | Telangana              |          0 |          5 |          4 |          0 |
| 33.    | Tripura                |          0 |          0 |          0 |          0 |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh          |          5 |          5 |          4 |          1 |
| 35.    | Uttarakhand            |          3 |          1 |          0 |          0 |
| 36.    | West Bengal            |          7 |          4 |          0 |          0 |
| Total  |                        |        184 |        163 |        140 |         50 |

## Annexure III