Question : Budget Allocation for Family Planning

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

(a) whether the budget for family planning is more than 2.5 percent of the total Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) flexi-pool budget;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the break-up of 2.5 percent according to the budget-line items; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to increase the budget in the financial year 2019-2020 given the addition of three new spacing methods in the basket of choice, if so, the extent of increase and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): Yes, the budget for Family Planning is more than 2.5 per cent of the total Reproductive Child Health (RCH) flexi-pool budget.

The budget for family planning in 2018-19 was 15.5% percent of the total Reproductive Child Health flexi-pool budget.

12.7% of the budget was allocated for core FP activities; 0.6% for FP trainings and 2.2% for Program Management.

(c): States propose funds in their National Health Mission- Programme Implementation Plans as per their priorities and felt need, hence there is no pre-determined percentage allocated to specific methods.