1. NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY AND NATIONAL POPULATION PROGRAMME
Presented By:
Mr. Ajith K K
Asst. Professor
College of Nursing Kishtwar

2. Introduction
2000 – India Projected 1 Billion People on 2.4% of Globe’s Land Area
India's current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize efforts to conserve the resource endowment and environment.

3. What is Population Policy?
Measures formulated by a range of social institutions including Government which may influence the size, distribution or composition of human population (Driver,1972).
A deliberate effort by a national government to influence the demographic variables like fertility, mortality and migration (Organski & Organski,1961)
A set of Coordinated laws aimed at reaching some demographic goal (Biurgeois-Pichat,1974

4. National Population Policy -Milestones
1946- Bhore Committee Report
1952- Family Planning Programme
1976- Statement of National Population Policy
1977- Policy Statement of Family Welfare Programme

5. Cont……… 1983- National Health Policy emphasized the need
1991- National Development Council appointed a Committee
1993- Dr. Swaminathan group prepared a Draft and discussed by cabinet and then Parliament

6. Cont…..
1991- Circulated and requested comments from Central and State Agencies
1997- Promised to announce this policy in near future
1999- Another Draft Policy was finished and finalized it on 19th Nov.

7. Population Growth, Crude Birth And Death Rates And Sex Ratio: India
Year
Population in Million
% Decadal Variation
Average annual exponential growth rate(%)
Crude birth rate
Crude Death Rate
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)
1901
238.4 -
45.8
44.4
972
1951
361.1
13.31
(+1)1.25
39.9
27.4
946
2001
1028.6
21.54
(+1)1.95
24.8
8.9
933

8. Population Projection- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

9. Objectives Immediate Objective
To address the unmet needs for contraception, health care infrastructure and health personnel and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child health care.

10. Cont….. Medium- term Objective
To bring the TFR to replacement level by 2010, through vigorous implication of inter-sectorial operational strategies.

11. Cont….. Long – term Objective
To achieve a stable population by 2045, at a level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection.

12. Programmes implemented to achieve immediate goal and medium term goal
Aims up to 2010
IMR below 30/1,000 live births
MMR below 100/1,00,000 live births
80% institutional deliveries
100% registration of vital events
Medium Term Goal
Total fertility Rate to replacement level

13. Cont….. Themes to achieve these Objectives
Decentralized planning and implementation
Convergence of service delivery at the Grassroots
Empowering women and encouraging male involvement

14. Cont……… Meeting the unmet need for family Welfare Services
Addressing the needs of disadvantaged and under- served population groups
Encouraging public- private partnership

15. Health Care Infrastructure
District
CHC (4 PHC)
PHC-(Referral Unit for 6 Sub-Centers)
Sub center
Public Sector

16. Cont….. Population Distribution
Hilly- 5000
Plains- 3000
Sub center
Hilly- 30,000
Plains- 20,000
PHC
Hilly- 1,20,000
Plains- 80,000
CHC

17. Cont….. Private Sector Informal Not for Profit Indigenous Formal

18. Health Care Reforms and its implications for Reproductive Health
Public Private Partnership
E.g. Pharmacies,
Laboratory, $
Blood bank

19. Programmes will plan to implement in coming days
Revised national population policy aimed at improving quality of life in the country.
- Daily Times on 6th April 2010
The revised policy focusing on improving health, managing urbanization and gender-sensitive development.

20. Population Policy
National Population Policy

21. Cont… Formulated on 11th May 2000 Reconstituted on Feb 2005 Members
National Commission on Population
Formulated on 11th May 2000
Reconstituted on Feb 2005
Members
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
2 vice Chairman
Secretary

22. Cont….. Aims
To review, monitor and give directions for the implementation of the National Population Policy
To promote synergy between demographic, educational, environmental and developmental programmes.
To promote intersectoral co-ordination in planning and implementation.
First Meeting-23rd July Survey of all District to identify the weakness in Health Care Delivery System.

23. Cont…… State Population Commission Janasankhya Sthirata Kosh Objective
To facilitate goal, support projects, schemes, initiatives and to introduce innovative ideas, both in government and voluntary sectors.

24. Cont…. Family Planning Programme Family Planning Performance
Sterilization
Vasectomy and Tubectomy
IUD Insertion
Condom Users $OP users

25. All India Family Planning Acceptors
Year
Sterilization
IUD Insertion
Equivalent CC users
Equivalent OP users
2053
628
3718 91
4,735
6,047
18,204
7,640
5,019
6,072
26,799
10,893

26. Cont… National Rural Health Mission
Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994

27. Population Programmes/Schemes
Basic infrastructure
-Sub Centre (1,46,036)
-PHC (23,458)
-CHC (4,276)

28. Cont…. Janani Suraksha Yojana
Family Welfare Linked Health Insurance Scheme
Compensation for acceptor of Sterilization

29. POPULATION RESEARCH CENTER

30. THANK YOU