(a) the rate of untimely death of children in the age group of 0-10 years during the last 10 years, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;
(b) whether death rate of children has increased over the years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
(c) the efforts made by the Government to check or avoid the untimely deaths of children during the last five years; and
(d) the details thereof?
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (d) The State/UT-wise data indicating the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live births during 2005-2017, as captured through Sample Registration System (SRS), is at Annexure-I. The State/UT-wise data indicating the total accidental death of children (below 14 years) during 2006-2015 is at Annexure-II. The increase/decrease in the death rate of children is indicated in the annexed statements.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has legislated various child centric Acts such as the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act (CPCR) 2005, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) for protection and promotion of child rights. While the JJ Act, 2015 ensures the safety, security, dignity and well-being of children, the POCSO Act, 2012 as a special law focusses on protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation.
The Government has taken various steps, under the National Health Mission, for improving child health practices and for reducing child mortality which includes promotion of Institutional deliveries through cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), promotion of appropriate Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, implementation of Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) wherein vaccination to children is provided against life threatening diseases such as Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rubella, Pneumonia and Meningitis caused by Haemophilus Influenzae B and setting up of Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) at public health facilities to treat and manage the children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted with medical complications.
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ANNEXURE I
Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (d) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3363 For Answer On 12.07.2019 Raised By Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Shri Ravi Kishan, Shri P.P. Chaudhary Regarding ‘Untimely Death of Children’ indicating State/UT-wise trend of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) per 1000 live births, SRS
S. N. States Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
ALL INDIA 58 57 55 53 50 47 44 42 40 39 37 34 33
1 Andhra Pradesh 57 56 54 52 49 46 43 41 39 39 37 34 32
2 A&N Islands 27 31 34 31 27 25 23 24 24 22 20 16 14
3 Arunachal Pradesh 37 40 37 32 32 31 32 33 32 30 30 36 42
4 Assam 68 67 66 64 61 58 55 55 54 49 47 44 44
5 Bihar 61 60 58 56 52 48 44 43 42 42 42 38 35
6 Chandigarh 19 23 27 28 25 22 20 20 21 23 21 14 14
7 Chhattisgarh 63 61 59 57 54 51 48 47 46 43 41 39 38
8 D&N Haveli 42 35 34 34 37 38 35 33 31 26 21 17 13
9 Daman & Diu 28 28 27 31 24 23 22 22 20 18 18 19 17
10 Delhi 35 37 36 35 33 30 28 25 24 20 18 18 16
11 Goa 16 15 13 10 11 10 11 10 9 10 9 8 9
12 Gujarat 54 53 52 50 48 44 41 38 36 35 33 30 30
13 Haryana 60 57 55 54 51 48 44 42 41 36 36 33 30
14 Himachal Pradesh 49 50 47 44 45 40 38 36 35 32 28 25 22
15 J & K 50 52 51 49 45 43 41 39 37 34 26 24 23
16 Jharkhand 50 49 48 46 44 42 39 38 37 34 32 29 29
17 Karnataka 50 48 47 45 41 38 35 32 31 29 28 24 25
18 Kerala 14 15 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 10 10
19 Lakshadweep 22 25 24 31 25 25 24 24 24 20 20 19 20
20 Madhya Pradesh 76 74 72 70 67 62 59 56 54 52 50 47 47
21 Maharashtra 36 35 34 33 31 28 25 25 24 22 21 19 19
22 Manipur 13 11 12 14 16 14 11 10 10 11 9 11 12
23 Meghalaya 49 53 56 58 59 55 52 49 47 46 42 39 39
24 Mizoram 20 25 23 37 36 37 34 35 35 32 32 27 15
25 Nagaland 18 20 21 26 26 23 21 18 18 14 12 12 7
26 Odisha 75 73 71 69 65 61 57 53 51 49 46 44 41
27 Puducherry 28 28 25 25 22 22 19 17 17 14 11 10 11
28 Punjab 44 44 43 41 38 34 30 28 26 24 23 21 21
29 Rajasthan 68 67 65 63 59 55 52 49 47 46 43 41 38
30 Sikkim 30 33 34 33 34 30 26 24 22 19 18 16 12
31 Tamil Nadu 37 37 35 31 28 24 22 21 21 20 19 17 16
32 Telangana 35 34 31 29
33 Tripura 31 36 39 34 31 27 29 28 26 21 20 24 29
34 Uttar Pradesh 73 71 69 67 63 61 57 53 50 48 46 43 41
35 Uttarakhand 42 43 48 44 41 38 36 34 32 33 34 38 32
36 W. Bengal 38 38 37 35 33 31 32 32 31 28 26 25 24
ANNEXURE-II
Statement Referred To In Part (a) to (d) of Reply To Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.3363 For Answer On 12.07.2019 Raised By Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Shri Ravi Kishan, Shri P.P. Chaudhary Regarding ‘Untimely Death of Children’ indicating State/UT-wise total number of accidental deaths of children (below 14 years) during 2006-2015
Sl. No. State/UT 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1 Andhra Pradesh 1513 1471 1480 1404 1260 1247 1166 1300 462 572
2 Arunachal Pradesh 5 24 19 17 43 25 22 21 23 21
3 Assam 337 419 376 377 460 455 367 360 270 183
4 Bihar 587 848 1028 1057 927 1106 833 1107 603 600
5 Chhattisgarh 1469 1468 1314 1360 1375 1615 1304 1499 1460 1289
6 Goa 52 45 53 37 30 38 36 39 29 25
7 Gujarat 1184 1235 1294 1216 1418 1274 1319 1330 1321 1114
8 Haryana 437 466 456 444 421 466 451 461 600 464
9 Himachal Pradesh 87 110 144 107 130 124 129 112 93 119
10 Jammu & Kashmir 127 160 71 98 75 112 139 74 115 44
11 Jharkhand 352 343 267 351 317 312 367 322 435 173
12 Karnataka 1133 1232 1100 1417 1075 1127 951 1166 1039 885
13 Kerala 487 467 403 387 491 405 392 409 410 345
14 Madhya Pradesh 4132 3851 3933 3993 3973 4372 3734 4319 3829 3169
15 Maharashtra 3839 3444 3368 3339 3272 3091 3137 3588 3071 3070
16 Manipur 22 16 19 21 18 21 17 19 22 7
17 Meghalaya 24 44 55 88 42 95 29 45 59 38
18 Mizoram 11 7 27 13 19 34 34 34 16 9
19 Nagaland 0 4 10 4 0 3 9 7 2 3
20 Odisha 632 643 643 659 824 743 836 1174 637 404
21 Punjab 276 254 277 298 322 439 389 311 304 214
22 Rajasthan 1322 1360 1204 1123 1146 1152 1043 1132 1135 1043
23 Sikkim 12 5 1 19 7 18 17 6 19 13
24 Tamil Nadu 1128 994 1262 1173 1052 1048 1228 1145 1236 966
25 Telangana# 545 549
26 Tripura 46 89 43 47 57 40 46 52 95 44
27 Uttar Pradesh 2060 2247 2337 2180 2365 2679 2164 2362 1539 1529
28 Uttarakhand 64 78 112 151 180 189 115 106 51 57
29 West Bengal 571 952 1162 1104 1130 1231 1748 1417 965 544
30 A & N Islands 14 8 14 10 11 16 8 24 14 14
31 Chandigarh 20 22 25 35 20 25 8 20 15 14
32 D&N Haveli 24 28 16 17 16 8 12 7 15 11
33 Daman & Diu 3 2 6 11 6 2 4 6 3 6
34 Delhi UT 447 385 441 418 500 470 433 347 320 293
35 Lakshadweep 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 Puducherry 32 45 38 38 34 45 32 39 15 30
Total (All India) 22452 22766 22998 23016 23016 24027 22519 24360 20768 17861
Source: ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in india-2014’ data as received from SCRBx/CID
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