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NITI Aayog Draft Roadmap to stabilise population, family planning and birth rate
NITI Aayog is currently working on a draft roadmap that aims at creating a vision for the country to help stabilize population, birth rate and family planning. In order to achieve this, on December 20, 2019, NITI Aayog along with Population Foundation of India organized a consultative meeting with senior officials, subject matter experts. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Topics: birth rate • Family planning • NITI Aayog • Population Control • Population Explosion • Population Issues
National Health Profile 2019 Released
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP) 2019 on October 30, 2019. The NHP is prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI). It was first published in 2005. Significance The Data is important in understanding the needs and issues of the population Also, it helps ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: birth rate • death rate • Diseases • Health • Life expectancy • National Health Accounts • Population • Population Control
Assam: No Govt. jobs for people with more than 2 children
On October 21, 2019, the Assam Cabinet decided that no Government jobs will be provided to persons with more than 2 children after 1 January 2021. In September 2017, the Assam government had passed the “Population and Women Empowerment Policy of Assam”. Under the policy, job candidates with two children alone would be eligible for ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Topics: 1971 war • Assam • Illegal Migration • NRC Assam • Population Control • Population Explosion
Health Ministry launches two new contraceptives
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched two new free contraceptives Antara and Chayya in 10 states under Mission ParivarVikas, a central family planning initiative. These 10 states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Haryana, West Bengal, Odisha, Delhi and Goa. Key Facts Antara is injectable contraceptive, effective for three months ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Topics: Antara • Chayya • Chhattisgarh • Contraceptives • Family planning • FP LMIS • Mission ParivarVikas • National • Odisha • Population Control • Public health
Haryana becomes first to launch injectable contraceptive
Haryana became the first state in the country to implement the use of injectable contraceptives as a family planning measure. In this regard, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched ‘Project Salamati’ in assistance of Pathfinder International. Key facts Under the Project Salamati, injectable contraceptives would be available free of cost at all primary health ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Government Initiatives • Harayana • Population Control • Project Salamati • Public health