Parliament Question: National Family Health Survey

GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1061 TO BE ANSWERED ON24thJULY, 2026 NATIONALFAMILYHEALTH SURVEY †1061.SHRIRAHULKASWAN: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether the Government has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of the key findings of the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) including malnutrition, anaemia, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, changes in the fertility rate, maternal and child health and other public healthindicators; (b) if so, the majorfindingsthereof; (c) whether the Government has identified the indicators in which the desired improvement hasnot beenachievedor where the situation continuestobe a matterof concern; (d) if so, the detailsthereof,State/UT-wise; (e) whether any new health strategies or programmes have been formulated at the national and State levels on the basis of the findings of the National Family Health Survey and if so, the detailsthereof; and (f) whether the Government proposes to develop an NFHS-based outcome monitoring framework toenable regular assessment of the actual impact of various schemesand if so, the detailsthereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV) (a) to (f) Government has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of key findings of the latest National Family HealthSurvey(NFHS). The majorkeyfindingsare asfollows: [from NFHS-5(2019-21) toNFHS-6(2023-24)]  Institutional deliveries increasedfrom 88.6% to90.6%.  ANC coverage increased from 92.6% to 95.9%, with mothers receiving at least four ANC visits rising from 58.5% to65.2%.  Births attendedbyskilled health personnel improvedfrom 89.4% to91.3%.  Contraceptive Prevalence Rate increasedfrom 66.7% to69.1%. At the same time, total unmet need (the proportion of people who want to avoid or delay pregnancy but are not using any method) has reduced from 9.4% to 8.5%, a directreflection of increasedCPR.  The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has remained stable at 2, across NFHS-5 and NFHS-6, which isbelowthe replacement levelof 2.1, indicatingsustained low fertility.  Fullimmunizationcoverage amongchildrenaged12-23 monthsimprovedfrom 83.8% to87.1%. (based on informationfrom vaccination card)  Coverage of the second dose of measles-containing vaccine also increased significantlyfrom 58.6% to71.8%.  The most striking gain is recorded for the rotavirus vaccine, where coverage has more thandoubled,from 36.4% to85.4% betweenNFHS-5 andNFHS-6.  Stunting among children under five years declined from 35.5% to 29.3% and severe wasting declinedfrom 7.7% to5.2%.  NFHS-6 also notes a rise in obesity - a key risk factor for chronic NCDs — with 30.7% of women and27.3% of menaged15–49 years reportedasoverweight or obese.  Blood sugar level - high or very high (>140 mg/dl) or taking medicine to control blood sugar among adults in population more than 15 years of age has increased in bothwomen (13.5% to17.8%) andmen(15.6% to20.9%).  Hypertension amongAdultsinpopulationmore than15yearsof age showsa decline inbothwomen (21.3% to19.4%) andmen(24.0% to22.1%).  Details on other public health indicators may be accessed through the reports: https://www.nfhsiips.in/nfhsuser/assets/National%20Family%20Health%20Survey%2 0(NFHS-6)%202023-2024%20Fact%20Sheets.pdf *******