(a) the extent to which the interventions through Reproductive and Child Health Programme
are helping in improving child health and addressing mortality and morbidity of children in
the country including Gujarat and West Bengal;
(b) whether any survey, after the launch of the Natonal Family Health Survey-3, 2005-06,
has been conducted in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE(SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) Under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Reproductive and Child Health
Programme (RCH-II) comprehensively integrates interventions that improve child health and
addresses factors contributing to Infant and under-five mortality. The infant mortality
rate (IMR) in the country has reduced from 58 per 1000 live births in the year 2005 to 50
per 1000 live births in the year 2009. IMR in Gujarat has declined from 54 to 48 and in
West Bengal from 38 to 33 during the same period.
(b) & (c) After NFHS III survey 2005-06, District Level Household Survey (DLHS) was
conducted during 2007-08. The Sample Registration System 2009 was also conducted by
Registrar General of India in which infant mortality rate shows decline of 3 points
in comparison to SRS 2008.