National Population Policy formulated in the year 2000, reaffirms the Government’s commitment towards voluntary and informed choice, target free approach and achievement of replacement level of fertility by simultaneously addressing the issues of contraception, maternal health and child survival. The National Family Planning Programme of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is guided by the tenets of the National Population Policy 2000 and oversees its implementation. Under this program the service delivery data is triangulated and further the program is regularly reviewed through annual review meetings, supportive supervision visits, common review missions etc.

3. 



 Population Policy

4.  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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 




10. 



11. 



12. 
District
CHC (4 PHC)
PHC-(Referral Unit for 6
Sub-Centers)
Sub center

13. • Hilly- 5000
• Plains- 3000
Sub
center
• Hilly- 30,000
• Plains- 20,000
PHC
• Hilly- 1,20,000
• Plains- 80,000
CHC

14. Private
Sector
Informal
Not for
Profit
For Profit
Formal
Indigenous

15. 

16. 


17. 

18. 







19. 



20. 



21. 






22. Year Sterilizatio
n
IUD
Insertion
Equivale
nt CC
users
Equivale
nt OP
users
1980-81 2053 628 3718 91
2000-01 4,735 6,047 18,204 7,640
2007-08 5,019 6,072 26,799 10,893

23. 


24. 

