The document presents information on India's National Population Policy. It discusses the objectives of the policy, which are to address unmet needs for family planning services, bring the total fertility rate to replacement levels by 2010, and achieve a stable population level by 2045 consistent with sustainable development. The policy aims to improve health indicators like reducing infant and maternal mortality, and promote strategies like female education and delaying marriage for girls. It also outlines implementation strategies involving different levels of government and community participation.

1. NATIONAL POPULATION
POLICY

2. PRESENTED TO: Mrs. Kalpna mandal
Lecturer cum vice Principal
(NIN)
PRESENTED BY: Monika Sharma
Student(NIN)

4. What is a Policy?
 Set of Ideas or Plans that is used as a basis for
decision making;
 actions of an organization regarding a
particular issue;
 General Statement of understanding which
guide decision making.

5. CONT….
 It is more than mere statement of goals:
 How the stated goals can be achieved?
 Who will carry out the tasks?
 In what manner?

6. Policies related to Health Sector
National Health Policy
Nutrition Policy
Women Policy
Training Policy
Population Policy

8. What is Population Policy?
 Measures formulated by 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)

9. National Population Policy -Milestones
 1946- Bhore Committee Report
 1952- Family Planning Programme
 1976- draft of National Population Policy was
prepared
 1977- Policy Statement of Family Welfare Programme

10. Cont………
 1983- national health policy emphasized the need
 1991- national development council appointed a committee

11. Cont………
 1993- dr. swaminathan group prepared a draft and discussed by
cabinet but because of political reasons it was never presented before
parliament
 1998- another draft prepared by group of experts and approved by cabnet
and then presented before the parliament and then approved in 15feb,2000

13. OBJECTIVES
 The 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.

14. Cont….
The medium-term objective: to bring the TFR to
replacement levels by 2010, through vigorous
implementation of inter- sectoral operational strategies.

15. Cont….
The long-term objective: is to achieve a stable
population by 2045, at a level consistent with the
requirements of sustainable economic growth, social
development, and environmental protection

17. Address the unmet needs for basic reproductive and child
health services, supplies and infrastructure.
Make school education up to age 14, free and compulsory,
and reduce drop outs at primary and secondary school levels to
below 20% for both girls and boys
Reduce infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live
births.

19.  Reduce maternal mortality ratio to below 100 per 100,000
live births.
Achieve universal immunization of children against all
vaccine preventable diseases.
Promote delayed marriage for girls, not earlier than age 18
and preferably after 20 years of age.

21. Achieve 80 percent institutional deliveries and 100 percent
deliveries by trained persons.
Achieve universal access to information/ counseling, and
services for fertility regulation and contraception with a wide
basket of choices.
Achieve 100 per cent registration of births, deaths, marriage
and pregnancy.

22. Prevent and control communicable diseases.
Integrate Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) in the
provision of reproductive and child health services, and in
reaching out to households.

23. Promote vigorously the small family norm to achieve
replacement levels of TFR.

24. Decentralised Planning and Programme Implementation
Convergence of Service Delivery at Village Levels
Empowering Women for Improved Health and Nutrition
 Child Health and Survival
Meeting the Unmet Needs for Family Welfare Services

25. Under-Served Population Groups
Diverse Health Care Providers

26. CONT…
Collaboration With and Commitments from Non-
Government Organisations and the Private Sector
Mainstreaming Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy

27.  Contraceptive Technology and Research on
Reproductive and Child Health
 Information, Education, and Communication

28. Panchayats and Zila Parishads :
universalising the small family norm,
 achieving reductions in infant mortality and birth rates,
promoting literacy with completion of primary schooling.
The Balika Samridhi Yojana :
 to promote survival and care of the girl child,
 A cash incentive of Rs. 500 is awarded at the birth of the girl child .

29.  Maternity
Benefit Scheme (5oo if child after 19 yrs of age)
A Family Welfare-linked Health Insurance plan: A couple
having 2 children, below poverty line and are undergoing sterlization
will become eligible for health insurance of rs. 5000 for hospitalization.
Crèches and child care centres are opened: To promote
participation of women for paid employment.
 choice of contraceptives (counseling services )

30. Facilities for safe abortion
vocational training schemes for girls,
Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1976.
Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.

31. Socio-cultural barriers
Non availability and less utilization of services
Technical problems involving the efficacy of various methods
Lack of people awareness
Non effective communication system
High infant mortality rates

32. anticipated reduction in the birth, infant mortality
and total fertility rates by 2010:
In 1997: CBR-27.2, IMR-71, TFR-3.3
In 1998: CBR-26.6, IMR-72, TFR-3.3
In 2002: CBR-23.0, IMR- 50, TFR-2.6
In 2010: CBR-21.0, IMR-30, TFR-2.1

33. National population policy
Objectives
Socio-demographic goals
Strategies to achieve those goals
Promotional and motivational measures
Impact of NPP-2000

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