(a) the details of the measures taken recently to promote family planning in the
country particularly in the backward and the tribal areas;
(b) the family planning target fixed vis-a-vis achieved during each of the last
three years and the current year; and
(c) the total amount of funds earmarked and released to open new Family Planning/
Health and Family Welfare centres in the country particularly in the backward and
other tribal areas during the said period, State-wise and year-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(ABU HASEM KHAN CHOUDHURY)
(a): i) To improve access to contraceptives by the eligible couples, the services
of ASHA are being utilized to deliver contraceptives at the doorstep of households
on a pilot basis in 233 districts of 17 high focus States,
ii) To ensure delay of 2 years after marriage and spacing of 3 years between first &
second child birth. ASHAs are being incentivized in 18 high focus States.
(b): Family Planning Programme is target free programme. Performance during
the last three years are annexed.
( c):No such funds are earmarked to open new Family Planning/Health & Family Welfare
centres in the country as a whole.