Question : Sterilisation Camp

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

(a) the number of female deaths occurred during or after the sterilisation or tubectomy operation which were done under the family planning scheme/camps during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the reasons for such deaths and the steps taken by the Government to prevent the same;

(c) whether there is any concrete policy of Government for maintaining hygiene and health of women during and after the operation, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether such policy has been effective in controlling the number of deaths, if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a): The States/UT-wise details are given in Annexure.

(b) & (c): Death attributable to sterilization is a rare event. The deaths are mostly due to medical causes and also due to operative procedure other than sterilization for e.g.: Deaths due to Cesarean Section with concurrent sterilization.

Steps taken by GOI includes:

• Updation of standards and quality assurance for sterilization services which includes guidelines for infection prevention practices.
• Dissemination of the standards to all States/UTs of India through orientation of program managers as well as service providers
• Establishment of State and District Quality Assurance committees for monitoring quality and performing death audits for each case.
• Periodic meeting of state health secretaries of all States/UTs on action taken report for quality Family Planning Services.
• Regular monitoring visits and HMIS tracking.

(d): Yes. The death rates are now showing the declining trend. The declining trend is shown in the Annexure.
Annexure
State Wise Sterilization Deaths
Sno. State 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
1. A &N Islands 0 0 0 0
2. Andhra Pradesh 20 20 12 8
3. Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0
4. Assam 8 6 2 1
5. Bihar 11 17 18 5
6. Chandigarh 0 0 0 0
7. Chhattisgarh 5 2 19 0
8. Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0
9. Delhi 0 0 1 0
10. Dadar and Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0
11. Goa 0 0 0 0
12. Gujarat 8 1 5 2
13. Haryana 3 3 6 3
14. HP 1 2 0 0
15. J&K 0 0 0 0
16. Jharkhand 4 4 1 0
17. Karnataka 22 14 13 5
18. Kerala 2 0 0 0
19. Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0
20. Maharashtra 14 23 11 7
21. Manipur 0 0 0 0
22. Meghalaya 0 0 0 0
23. Mizoram 2 0 0 0
24. MP 18 13 11 5
25. Nagaland 0 0 0 0
26. Orissa 7 9 5 5
27. Puducherry 1 0 0 0
28. Punjab 1 0 0 0
29. Rajasthan 9 4 9 1
30. Sikkim 0 0 0 0
31. Tamil Nadu 33 30 19 7
32. Telangana 0 5 4 0
33. Tripura 0 0 0 0
34. Uttar Pradesh 5 5 4 1
35. Uttarakhand 3 1 0 0
36. West Bengal 7 4 0 0
Total 184 163 140 50