Question : Mission Parivar Vikas

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

(a) whether according to the United Nations Population Prospect report India’s population will equal China’s in the next seven years;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the increase in percentage of population during the last three years;

(c) whether the Government has formulated any policy to control population and intensify the population control programmes under Mission Parivar Vikas and if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated to this mission during the said period;

(d) whether the Government has received any proposals from State Governments regarding increasing population and poverty in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to effectively implement population control programmes?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a) & (b): Yes; According to the report, India’s current population is 1.34 billion, compared to that of China (1.41 billion). In 2024, both countries are expected to have 1.44 billion people. The report, does not provide details of increase in population during the last 3 years.
However, according to Census 2011, decadal growth rate of India’s population is 17.64.

(c): Yes, India adopted a comprehensive and holistic National Population Policy (NPP), 2000, which provided a policy framework to meet the reproductive and child health needs of the people, to achieve the goal of population stabilization. The National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 also provides policy guidance and sets out indicative, quantitative goals and objectives for population stabilization.

The Government has launched Mission Parivar Vikas in 146 high fertility districts of seven high focus states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam) to focus on improving access to contraceptives through provision of family planning services, promotional schemes, commodity security, capacity building and intensive monitoring.

Since Mission Parivar Vikas was launched only in November 2016, no fund was allocated in the last three years. However, funds to the tune of Rs. 43499.15 lacs have been allocated to Mission Parivar Vikas for the current year (2017-18);

(d): No.

(e): The steps taken by the Government to effectively implement population control programmes are placed at Annexure.