Lok Sabha Question No. 1511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-04
Subject: Death due to Family Planning
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN, ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH MARCH, 2016

## DEATH DUE TO FAMILY PLANNING

## 1511. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the rising number of female deaths occurring during or after tubectomy operations under the family planning scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  failures  and  deaths  in the  country  which  occurred  during  or  after such tubectomy operations in the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  compensation  given by  the  Government  in  case  of  failure  and death occurring during an d after tubectomy operations during the said period, State/ UT - wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure maintenance of hygiene and h alth of women during and after the tubectomy operations and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): The  number  of  female  deaths  occurring  during  or  after  tubectomy  operations  a declining each year in all States/UTs.
- (b): The Stat e/UT wise detail is placed at Annexure I.
- (c): The  State/UT  wise  detail  of  compensation  given  under  Family  Planning  Indemnity Scheme is placed at Annexure II
- (d): Yes.  An  advisory  covering  the  directives  to  ensure  hygienic  conditions,  adherenc regula tions  and  safety  of  people  undergoing  the  operations  etc.  has  been  issued  to  a States/UTs.

The guidelines on Standards and Quality Assurance in Sterilization Services has updated and disseminated to all States/UTs.

## State Wise Sterilization Failures and Death

| Sl no.   |                        | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   |
|----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl no.   | State                  | Death     | Failure   | Death     | Failure   | Death     | Failure   |
| 1        | A &N Islands           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | 20        | 32        | 20        | 3         | 12        | 2         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0         | 3         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         |
| 4        | Assam                  | 8         | 200       | 6         | 60        | 2         | 56        |
| 5        | Bihar                  | 11        | 7         | 17        | 0         | 18        | 6         |
| 6        | Chandigarh             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh           | 5         | 198       | 2         | 26        | 19        | 129       |
| 8        | Daman & Diu            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 9        | Delhi                  | 0         | 67        | 0         | 16        | 1         | 40        |
| 10       | Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         |
| 11       | Goa                    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 4         |
| 12       | Gujarat                | 8         | 246       | 1         | 37        | 5         | 229       |
| 13       | Haryana                | 3         | 394       | 3         | 79        | 6         | 81        |
| 14       | HP                     | 1         | 83        | 2         | 16        | 0         | 61        |
| 15       | J&K                    | 0         | 43        | 0         | 7         | 0         | 7         |
| 16       | Jharkhand              | 4         | 8         | 4         | 0         | 1         | 5         |
| 17       | Karnataka              | 22        | 156       | 14        | 27        | 13        | 132       |
| 18       | Kerala                 | 2         | 153       | 0         | 18        | 0         | 303       |
| 19       | Lakshadweep            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 20       | Maharashtra            | 14        | 332       | 23        | 59        | 11        | 523       |
| 21       | Manipur                | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 22       | Meghalaya              | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         |
| 23       | Mizoram                | 2         | 24        | 0         | 4         | 0         | 0         |
| 24       | MP                     | 18        | 2638      | 13        | 371       | 11        | 1417      |
| 25       | Nagaland               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 26       | Orissa                 | 7         | 339       | 9         | 106       | 5         | 332       |
| 27       | Puducherry             | 1         | 21        | 0         | 3         | 0         | 14        |
| 28       | Punjab                 | 1         | 86        | 0         | 12        | 0         | 30        |
| 29       | Rajasthan              | 9         | 2150      | 4         | 440       | 9         | 1723      |
| 30       | Sikkim                 | 0         | 1         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 1         |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu             | 33        | 314       | 30        | 40        | 19        | 423       |
| 32       | Telangana              | 0         | 0         | 5         | 0         | 4         | 18        |
| 33       | Tripura                | 0         | 22        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh          | 5         | 1218      | 5         | 222       | 4         | 236       |
| 35       | Uttarakhand            | 3         | 209       | 1         | 29        | 0         | 50        |
| 36       | West Bengal            | 7         | 135       | 4         | 27        | 0         | 104       |

## Annexure 1

## State/ UT wise details of the compensation given by the Government under Family Planning Indemnity Scheme (Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl . No. | State                     |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|          1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|          2 | Andhra Pradesh            |      29.7 |     372.8 |     43.23 |
|          3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |       0.6 |       5.4 |      0    |
|          4 | Assam                     |      60.2 |       0.8 |      0.6  |
|          5 | Bihar                     |      16.3 |       2.4 |      0    |
|          6 | Chandigarh                |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|          7 | Ch hattisgarh             |      48.1 |       1   |     63.4  |
|          8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|          9 | Daman & Diu               |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|         10 | Delhi                     |      18.6 |       0.1 |      4.25 |
|         11 | Goa                       |       0   |       1.6 |      1.2  |
|         12 | Gujarat                   |      72.4 |       0.8 |     33.18 |
|         13 | Haryana                   |     116.3 |       2.8 |     44.3  |
|         14 | Himachal Pradesh          |      20.6 |      11.4 |      3.6  |
|         15 | Jammu & Kashmir           |      10.5 |      20.4 |      0    |
|         16 | Jharkhand                 |      12.5 |       7.8 |      2    |
|         17 | Karnataka                 |     109   |      13.3 |     21.82 |
|         18 | Kerala                    |      44.5 |       2.6 |     32.4  |
|         19 | Lakshadweep               |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|         20 | Madhya Pradesh            |     613.3 |      21.6 |    167.71 |
|         21 | Maharashtra               |     141.2 |       0.1 |     64.47 |
|         22 | Manipur                   |       0.9 |       0   |      0    |
|         23 | Meghalaya                 |       0.3 |       0   |      0.3  |
|         24 | Mizoram                   |       5.7 |       0   |      0    |
|         25 | Nagaland                  |       0   |       6   |      0    |
|         26 | Orissa                    |     106.6 |      19.6 |     98.81 |
|         27 | Puducherry                |       7.7 |       0   |      0    |
|         28 | Punjab                    |      23.9 |       2.4 |      8.98 |
|         29 | Rajasthan                 |     571.7 |      12.4 |    111.6  |
|         30 | Sikkim                    |       0.3 |       0   |      0    |
|         31 | Tamil Nadu                |     184.2 |       0   |    123.25 |
|         32 | Telangana                 |       0   |       0   |      0    |
|         33 | Tripura                   |       4.8 |       1.5 |      0.41 |
|         34 | Uttar Pradesh             |     286.1 |      19.5 |      0.07 |
|         35 | Uttarakhand               |      59   |       0   |     23.1  |
|         36 | West Bengal               |      49   |       0.6 |      2.61 |