New Delhi: The state of Gujarat has a total fertility rate of 1.9, which is below the replacement level, along with 30 other states and union territories. Meanwhile, only 5 states have a total fertility rate above the replacement level, the Union Government announced recently.

The replacement fertility rate in India is 2.1 children per woman, which is the average number of children a woman needs to have to sustain a steady population size.

In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha during the ongoing winter session of the Parliament, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel, stated: The details of the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in the country, State/UT-wise is at Annexure A

The government focuses on achieving and maintaining replacement levels of fertility across regions by raising awareness about healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, ensuring the availability of family planning services, and approving the budgets proposed by states in the Programme Implementation Plan (PIP) based on their specific needs to manage

The government has been strengthening the implementation of Mission Parivar Vikas (MPV) in 7 high-focus states and six North-Eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, and Mizoram). Efforts include ensuring the availability of family planning services and raising awareness through various Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) initiatives, such as the Mission Parivar Vikas campaigns, awareness through Saarthi Vahan, promoting healthy timing and spacing by distributing Nayi Pehel Kits to newlyweds, and community awareness through Saas Bahu Sammelans.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 817 for answer on 29.11.2024

Annexure A

State/UT wise Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

(Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS 5, 2019-21)