(a) whether the Government have reviewed the birth rate and infant mortality rate in the country;
(b) if so, the birth rate and infant mortality rate at present, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government have taken any concrete measures to bring down the infant mortality rate;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the targets set by the Government in this regard, State-wise?
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHATRUGHAN SINHA)
(a)to(e): A statement is laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 131 FOR 27.11.2002
As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2000, the
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is 25.8 per thousand population and
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is 68 per thousand live births
in the country. State-wise CBR and IMR is annexed.
The Government of India, Department of Family Welfare
has already initiated various steps to bring down the
Infant Mortality. The most recent initiative is
Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme launched in
1997 in all States/UTs. Under this Programme,
immunization against six vaccine preventable diseases,
facilities for appropriate management of acute respiratory
infections, Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) for management
of diarrhoeal diseases and essential newborn care services
are provided. Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding and
appropriate complementary feeding practices, and
prophylaxis against Vitamin -A and iron deficiencies are
also provided to improve the nutritional status of
children. It includes all the components of child
survival and safe motherhood.
The target for IMR by the end of Tenth Plan (2007) is
45 per thousand live births.
ANNEXURE
CRUDE BIRTH RATE (CBR) &INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR) AS PER
SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM 2000
Sl. States/Union CBR IMR No. Territories
1 Andhra Pradesh 21.3 65 2 Assam 26.9 75 3 Bihar 31.9 62 4 Gujarat 25.2 62 5 Haryana 26.9 67 6 Karnataka 22.0 57 7 Kerala 17.9 14 8 Madhya Pradesh. 31.4 87 9 Maharashtra 21.0 48 10 Orissa 24.3 95 11 Punjab 21.6 52 12 Rajasthan 31.4 79 13 Tamil Nadu 19.3 51 14 Uttar Pr. 32.8 83 15 W. Bengal 20.7 51 16 Arunachal Pradesh. 22.3 44 17 Chhatisgarh 26.7 79 18 Delhi 20.3 32 19 Goa 14.3 23 20 Himachal Pradesh. 22.1 60 21 J & K 19.7 50 22 Jharkhand 26.5 70 23 Manipur 18.3 23 24 Meghalaya 28.5 58 25 Mizoram 16.0 21 26 Sikkim 21.8 49 27 Tripura 16.5 41 28 Uttaranchal 20.2 50 29 A&N Islands 19.1 23 30 Chandigarh 17.5 28 31 D&N Haveli 34.9 58 32 Daman & Diu 23.7 48 33 Lakshadweep 26.1 27 34 Pondicherry 17.8 23
ALL INDIA 25.8 68