Question : Family Planning Programme

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

(a) whether the Government would consider reviving the family planning programme as a mass movement, if so, the detials thereof;

(b) the details of various schemes run by the Government to promote family planning;

(c) whether the Government has made major budget allocation to the family planning through the budget heads of family welfare and the National Health Mission (NHM);

(d) if so, the details of the budget headwise allocations for the current and last 3 financial years;

(e) the details of the Centre-State budget allocation formula to the family planning;

(f) the details of the State-wise budget allocations for the current and last three financial years;

(g) whether the Government has made any commitments under FP2020 programme of UN foundation, if so, the details thereof;

(h) the details of steps taken by the Government towards commitments made under FP2020 programme of UN foundations; and

(i) whether the Union Government has received any proposal regarding family welfare and rural health care schemes from the State Government of Karnataka, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a): Government has already come up with the RMNCH+A approach under which Family planning programme has been integrated with maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health programme to give it a thrust.
(b): The details of various schemes run by the Government to promote family planning is placed at Annexure-I.



(c) to (f): The Government approves the budget for family planning through the budget heads of family welfare and the National Health Mission (NHM) every year based on proposals received from the states in their state PIPs.

The details of the budget allocation for centre and the states for the current and last 3 financial years are placed at Annexure II.

The Centre-State budget allocation formula for family planning is the same as followed under National Health Mission (NHM) which is 60:40;

(g): Yes. The Government has made commitments under FP2020 programme of UN foundations which include:

• Sustaining the coverage of over 100 million (10 Crore) women currently using contraceptives

• Reducing the unmet need by an improved access to voluntary family planning services, supplies and information.

• Expanding the basket of choices and scaling up the usage of current methods available.


(h): The steps taken by the Government towards commitments made under FP2020 programme of UN foundation include:

• Introducing New Contraceptive Choices: The current basket of choice has been expanded to include new contraceptives viz. Injectable contraceptive, Centchroman and Progrsterone Only Pills (POP).

• Refurbishing Contraceptive Packaging: The packaging for Condoms, OCPs and ECPs has now been improved and redesigned so as to increase the demand for these commodities.

• Unveiling of a New Family Planning Media Campaign: A 360 degree media campaign has been launched to generate awareness about family planning thereby increasing the demand for contraceptives.

(i): No.