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  1 The initiatives taken by the Government to address the family planning (FP) needs of people include expansion of basket of choice to include new contraceptives, redesigning of contraceptive packaging, development of new family planning media campaign, enhanced compensation scheme for sterilization, emphasis on Postpartum Family Planning services, scheme for ensuring drop back services to sterilization clients, appointment of dedicated Reproductive-Maternal-Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) counsellors at high case load facilities, scheme for Accredited Social Health Activists to ensure spacing in births, celebration of World Population Day & fortnight to boost family planning efforts in the country, establishing quality assurance committees in all State and districts for ensuring quality FP services, increasing male participation and promotion of ‘Non Scalpel Vasectomy’’, ‘National Family Planning Indemnity Scheme’ etc.

  2 Health is a State Subject.

  3 Under National Health Mission support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen their health care system based on the requirements posed by them under Programme Implementation Plans.

  4 National Health Mission (NHM), has two Sub-Missions, viz. the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

  5 While NRHM was launched in April 2005, launch of NUHM was approved by the Cabinet on 1st May 2013. NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.

  6 The main programmatic components include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, (RMNCH+A) interventions and control of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases.

  The initiatives taken by the Government to address the family planning (FP) needs of people include expansion of basket of choice to include new contraceptives, redesigning of contraceptive packaging,  development of new family planning media campaign, enhanced compensation scheme for sterilization, emphasis on Postpartum Family Planning services,   scheme for ensuring drop back services to sterilization clients, appointment of dedicated  Reproductive-Maternal-Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) counsellors at high case load facilities, scheme for Accredited Social Health Activists to ensure spacing in births, celebration of World Population Day & fortnight to boost family planning efforts in the country, establishing quality assurance committees in all State and districts for ensuring quality FP services, increasing male participation and promotion of ‘Non Scalpel Vasectomy’’, ‘National Family Planning Indemnity Scheme’ etc.

Background:

• Health is a State Subject.

• Under National Health Mission support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen their health care system based on the requirements posed by them under Programme Implementation Plans.

• National Health Mission (NHM), has two Sub-Missions, viz. the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM).

• While NRHM was launched in April 2005, launch of NUHM was approved by the Cabinet on 1^st May 2013. NHM envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs.

• The main programmatic components include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, (RMNCH+A) interventions and control of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases.