(a) whether the Government has fixed targets to achieve and provide medical health facilities
to all especially to poor during the period 2007-12;
(b) if so, the present status thereof; and
(c) the steps being taken to achieve the target fixed for Eleventh Five Year Plan during the
next two years?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) With a view to achieve good health for people, especially the poor and the underprivileged,
the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012), inter-alia aims at;
# Reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 1 per 1000 live births
# Reducing Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to 28 per 1000 live birth
# Reducing Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to 2.1
The above goals are planned to be achieved by effectively implementing various programmes for providing
medical health facilities viz. National Rural Health Mission, strengthening of hospitals and medical
colleges and in general by raising the public allocation for health programmes.
(b) According to the Economic Survey 2009-10 published by Government of India, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, the status of the selected indicators is as follows:
# Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)- 254 per 100000 live births (2004-06)
# Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)- 53 per 1000 live births (2008)
# Total Fertility Rate (TFR) -2.7 (2007)
(c) The steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets fixed for the Eleventh Five Year Plan
inter-alia include:
# Implementation of programmes for control of communicable and non-communicable diseases
# Effective implementation of National Rural Health Mission
# Mainstreaming of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy.
# Making available specialized health care services through strengthening of hospitals.
# Increased public allocations for health programmes