Parliament Question: Key Health Indicators

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2247 TOBE ANSWERED ON31-07-2026 KEYHEALTH INDICATORS 2247.SHRISUNILBOSE: Will the Minister of HEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE be pleasedtostate: (a) the details of the reasons for delays in the release of key health indicators, such as the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) updates, asof 2025; (b) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure timely and transparent dissemination of critical health data to support evidence-based policymaking and public healthinitiatives; and (c) the details of the impact of the aforementioned delays on initiatives such as the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL) (a) to (c) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) conducts an integrated survey namely National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The survey provides data on health and family welfare and associated domains like characteristics of the population; fertility and fertility preferences; family planning; maternal and child health; nutrition; morbidity and healthcare; women’s empowerment, etc. The National and State/UT Fact Sheets of sixth round of NFHS (2023-24) were released on 29.05.2026. The Fact Sheets are available in the public domainandcanbe accessed at: https://www.nfhsiips.in/nfhsuser/assets/National%20Family%20Health%20Survey%20(NFH S-6)%202023-2024%20Fact%20Sheets.pdf Sample Registration System (SRS) of Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India is a large-scale demographic survey that providesestimates of various fertility and mortality indicators at National and subnational levels. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is one of the indicators which results from Sample Registration system (SRS). The SRS is one of the world's largest demographic survey covering around 89 lakhs populationspread across 36 States/UTs in the country.The latest Sample Registration System (SRS)- Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2022-24 released in May 2026 by the Registrar General of India. The latest publication is for the period 2022-24 and may be accessed from the following link: https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/SRSMMB The Ministry timelydisseminates NFHSdata byconductingregularfollow-ups with the nodal agency and regular meetings at higher levels to monitor progress and oversee intermediary steps. Under National Health Mission, Government of India,the childhealth, adolescent health,and nutrition interventions are universally implemented and routinely monitored under the RMNCAH+N strategy of the National Health Mission, irrespective of the timing of the release of anyreport. ********