National Population Policy 2002

BY: Ms Rinkal Patel

 Gov. of India has accepted the national
population policy on 15th Feb. 2000.
 Acc. To this policy, stabilization of
population is very important to ensure
continuous growth, socioeconomic,
development and quality of life…
INTRODUCTION
 The overriding objective of economic and social
development is to improve the quality of lives
that people lead, to enhance their well-being, and
to provide them with opportunities and choices to
become productive assets in society.
 In 1952, India was the first country in the world
to launch a national programme, emphasizing
family planning to the extent necessary for
reducing birth rates "to stabilize the population at
a level consistent with the requirement of
national economy"
Observations on National
Population Policy (NPP) India 2002
Immediate Objective

 To address the unmet needs for

contraception, health care infrastructure and
health personnel and to provide integrated
services delivery for basic reproductive and
child health care.
Medium- term Objective

 To bring the TFR to replacement level by

2010, through vigorous implication of inter-
sectoral operational strategies.
Long – term Objective

 To achieve a stable population by 2045, at a

level consistent with the requirements of
sustainable economic growth, social
development & environmental protection.
 Demographic Targets Of NPP-2000
India (2010)
 Fulfilling the unmet need for RCH.
 Free and compulsory education for children under-
fourteen.
 Reducing the school dropout between boys and
girls to 20%.
 Bringing IMR< 30.
 Bringing MMR< 100.
 Increasing Immunization against VPDs to 100%.
 Encouraging the small family norm to substantially
reduce TFR.
 Encouraging the increases in average at marriage of Girls.
 Increasing institutional Deliveries to 8%.
 > Delivery by trained hands to 100%.
 Making contraceptive of choice available to 100%
population.
 Enhancing the IEC coverage for RTI/ STD/ AIDS to cent
population.
 Integrating allopathy with ISM for betterment of RCH
services.
 Coordinating the activities of social sector development to
make family welfare programe public oriented.
Strategies for NPP-2002, India.
 Decentralize the plan & program
implementation.
 Convergence in services at delivery points.
 Women empowerment to mitigate nutrition/
Health problems of females.
 Strengthening child survival.
 Meeting the unmet need for female worker.
 Special services for slums.
 Attending adolescents.
 Increasing male participation.
Structures to be created for NPP-
2000 India.
 National population commission under the chair
of Prime Minister.
 Population commissions in each state under the
chair of chief Ministers.
 Coordination cell in planning commission at
country level.
 Creating technology Mission at National Level.
Population program promotional
Measures:-
 Providing fertility regulating information/
services.
 Furnishing family life/sex education information.
 Improving the states of women.
 Improving health & nutritional status.
 Improving research & evaluation.
 Carrying out specific legal reforms to influence
internal & international migration.
Programmes:-

 National commission on population.

 Formulated on 11th May 2000.
 Reconstituted on Feb. 2005.
 State Population Commission.
 Janasankhya sthirata kosh.
Objectives:-
 To facilitate goal, support projects, schemes,
initiatives and to introduce innovative ideas, both
in government and voluntary sectors.
 National Rural Health Mission.
 Pre Conception and Are Natal Diagnostic
 Techniques (prohibition of sex selection ) Act,
1994.
 Family Planning programe
 Family Planning Performance
 Sterilization
 Vasectomy & Tubectomy
 IUD Insertion
 Condom users and Op userses
 Janani Suraksha Yojana
 Family Welfare Linked Health Insurance
 Compensation for acceptor of sterilization.
 National Commission on
Population
 A National Commission on Population, presided over by the
Prime Minister, will have the Chief Ministers of all states
and UTs, and the Central Minister in charge of the
Department of Family Welfare and other concerned Central
Ministries and Departments, for example Department of
Woman and Child Development, Department of Education,
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in the
Ministry of HRD, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry
of Environment and Forest, and others as necessary, and
reputed demographers, public health professionals, and
NGOs as members. This Commission will oversee and
review implementation of policy. The Commission
Secretariat will be provided by the Department of Family
State / UT Commissions on
Population
 Each state and UT may consider having a State / UT
Commission on Population, presided over by the
Chief Minister, on the analogy of the National
Commission, to likewise oversee and review
implementation of the NPP 2000 in the state / UT.
Coordination Cell in the Planning
Commission
 The Planning Commission will have a
Coordination Cell for inter-sectoral
coordination between Ministries for
enhancing performance, particularly in
States/UTs needing special attention on
account of adverse demographic and human
development indicators.
Technology Mission in the
Department of Family Welfare
 To enhance performance, particularly in states
with currently below average socio-demographic
indices that need focused attention, a
Technology Mission in the Department of
Family Welfare will be established to provide
technology support in respect of design and
monitoring of projects and programmes for
reproductive and child health, as well as for IEC
campaigns.