Question: Health Ministry will launch “Mission Parivar Vikas” in 145 High Focus districts for improved family planning services. Which of the following state is not included in the mission?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 23 September 2016 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to launch “Mission Parivar Vikas” in 145 high focus districts having the highest total fertility rates in the country.
- These 145 districts are in the seven high focus, high TFR states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam that constitute 44% of the country’s population.
- The main objective of ‘Mission Parivas Vikas’ will be to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.
- These 145 districts have been identified based on total fertility rate and service delivery (PPIUCD and Sterilization performance) for immediate, special and accelerated efforts to reach the replacement level fertility goals of 2.1 by 2025.
- Recent data suggests that these 145 districts have TFR of more than/equal to 3.0 (56% of the 261 districts in the 7 HFS) and are home to 28% of India’s population (about 33 Crores).
- However, only 22% of India’s protected couples and 40% of India’s couples with unmet need reside in these districts.
- The Mission will be implemented in all the 145 districts at one go.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151049
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Centre-to-launch-new-family-planning-drive-in-state-soon/articleshow/54507239.cms
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mission-on-family-planning-to-focus-on-145-backward-districts/article9143904.ece