In a new milestone, there has been a significant decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in the country. Congratulating the country on this achievement, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare praised the remarkable progress in effectively lowering the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) and stated in a tweet:
Significant Decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. The various healthcare initiatives of PM @NarendraModi Ji’s Govt to ensure quality maternal and reproductive care helped tremendously in bringing down MMR.
Significant Decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20.
The various healthcare initiatives of PM @NarendraModi Ji’s Govt to ensure quality maternal & reproductive care have helped tremendously in bringing down MMR. pic.twitter.com/dTFeny1zDs
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) November 29, 2022
As per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has improved further by a spectacular 6 points and now stands at 97/ lakh live births. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births.
As per the statistics derived from Sample Registration System (SRS), the country has witnessed a progressive reduction in MMR from 130 in 2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18, 103 in 2017-19 and to 97 in 2018-20 as depicted below:
Figure 1: Progressive decline in the MMR ratio from 2013 -2020
Upon achieving this, India has accomplished the National Health Policy (NHP) target for MMR of less than 100/lakh live births and is on the right track to achieve the SDG target of MMR less than 70/ lakh live births by 2030.
The outstanding progress made in terms of the number of states which have achieved Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target, the number has now risen from six to eight leading with Kerala (19), followed by Maharashtra (33), then Telangana (43) and Andhra Pradesh (45), subsequently Tamil Nadu (54), Jharkhand (56), Gujarat (57) and lastly Karnataka (69).
Since 2014, under the National Health Mission (NHM), India has made a concerted effort to provide accessible quality maternal and newborn health services and minimize preventable maternal deaths. The National Health Mission has made significant investments to ensure provision of healthcare services, particularly for effective implementation of the maternal health programs to accomplish the specified MMR targets. Government schemes such as “Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram” and “Janani Suraksha Yojana” have been modified and upgraded to more assured and respectful service delivery initiatives like Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan’ (SUMAN). Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) is particularly lauded for its focus on identifying high-risk pregnancies and facilitating their appropriate management. This had a significant impact on mitigating preventable mortality. LaQshya and Midwifery initiatives concentrate on promoting quality care in a respectful and dignified manner ensuring choice of birthing to all pregnant women.
India’s outstanding efforts in successfully lowering the MMR ratio provides an optimistic outlook on attaining SDG target of MMR less than 70 much before the stipulated time of 2030 and becoming known as a nation that provides respectful maternal care.
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM (G)] Phase-II which is being implemented during the period from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with the focus to sustain Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and to cover all villages with Solid and Liquid Waste Management, is based on the model of convergence between different funding sources viz. SBM (G) budgetary grants, 15th Finance Commission grants to Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), MGNREGS, etc. Under 15th Finance Commission, 30% of the total grants to RLBs have been earmarked as tied grants for sanitation related activities. Accordingly, during 2021-22, tied grants allocation for sanitation was Rs.13470.30 crore and during 2022-23 it is Rs.13,953.90 crore. SBM (G) is a demand driven scheme. The allocation for SBM (G) during 2021-22 in Budget Estimates (BE) was Rs.9994.10 crore which was reduced to Rs.6000 crore at Revised Estimates (RE) stage considering the States demands. SBM (G) allocation in BE 2022-23 is Rs.7,192 crore which is about 20% higher than the allocation under RE 2021-22. For Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) [SBM(U)], the allocation in BE 2021-22 was Rs.2300 crore which was reduced to Rs.2000 crore at RE stage. SBM(U) allocation during 2022-23 is Rs.2300 crore which is 15% higher than the allocation under RE 2021-22.
Under SBM (G), as per the data reported by the States/UTs on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), 10.93 crore IHHLs have so far been constructed in the country. State/UT-wise details of IHHLs constructed and the financial incentive (Central share) provided are given at Annexure-1. 1.95 lakh Community Sanitary Complexes (CSCs) have also been constructed under the programme. State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-2. All the villages, gram panchayats, and districts in the country have already declared themselves ODF. 53,948 villages have been covered with Solid Waste Management and 28,603 villages have been covered with Liquid Waste Management. State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-3.
Under SBM(U), 62.65 lakh IHHLs have been constructed so far. State/UT-wise details and the financial aid for the same are given at Annexure-4. 6.21 lakh Community & Public Toilets seats have also been constructed under the programme. State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-5. For the Municipal Solid Waste Management, 100% door to door collection is being done in 87,095 wards out of total 89,650 wards and waste processing achieved is 72% of total waste generated. State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-6.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure-1
State/UT-wise number of IHHLs constructed under SBM(G) since 02.10.2014 and
the financial incentive (Central Share) provided
Sl.
No.
State/UT
IHHLs constructed
(Nos.)
Financial incentive
(Rs. in Crore)
IHHLs of which financial progress pending
(Nos.)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
22,436
22.22
1
2
Andhra Pradesh
42,72,728
2472.44
133
3
Arunachal Pradesh
1,45,352
150.09
150
4
Assam
40,21,374
4027.33
67,921
5
Bihar
1,21,27,212
5632.86
3,341
6
Chhattisgarh
33,94,517
1557.98
6,758
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
22,055
19.80
164
8
Goa
28,637
20.60
9
Gujarat
42,06,492
2366.32
18,718
10
Haryana
6,89,956
117.31
938
11
Himachal Pradesh
1,95,681
162.58
4,123
12
Jammu & Kashmir
12,65,355
666.40
2,63,246
13
Jharkhand
41,35,863
2533.33
34,546
14
Karnataka
46,36,604
2751.94
1,012
15
Kerala
2,40,027
156.49
2
16
Ladakh
17,710
14.88
65
17
Lakshadweep
0.00
18
Madhya Pradesh
72,13,620
4140.31
10,404
19
Maharashtra
68,23,283
3936.50
13,274
20
Manipur
2,68,348
272.67
92
21
Meghalaya
2,74,769
255.33
1,547
22
Mizoram
46,075
48.83
23
Nagaland
1,44,126
145.37
5
24
Odisha
70,98,181
4867.51
12,779
25
Puducherry
29,628
35.49
26
Punjab
5,13,566
310.86
640
27
Rajasthan
81,38,091
4419.85
33,317
28
Sikkim
11,796
10.43
2
29
Tamil Nadu
55,17,993
2828.48
3,058
30
Telangana
31,01,873
1388.55
255
31
Tripura
4,42,659
323.83
3,293
32
Uttar Pradesh
2,22,79,876
14791.02
10,964
33
Uttarakhand
5,25,761
516.63
9,032
34
West Bengal
74,83,020
4265.60
6,308
TOTAL
10,93,34,664
65229.83
5,06,088
Annexure-2
State/UT-wise number of CSCs constructed under SBM(G) since 02.10.2014
Sl. No.
State/UT
No. of CSCs constructed
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
309
2
Andhra Pradesh
13,932
3
Arunachal Pradesh
3,110
4
Assam
2,740
5
Bihar
9,356
6
Chhattisgarh
5,008
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
47
8
Goa
549
9
Gujarat
9,146
10
Haryana
5,614
11
Himachal Pradesh
2,256
12
Jammu & Kashmir
4,000
13
Jharkhand
1,064
14
Karnataka
1,602
15
Kerala
1,085
16
Ladakh
286
17
Lakshadweep
18
Madhya Pradesh
12,932
19
Maharashtra
17,109
20
Manipur
752
21
Meghalaya
716
22
Mizoram
653
23
Nagaland
1,143
24
Odisha
1,448
25
Puducherry
10
26
Punjab
5,263
27
Rajasthan
14,675
28
Sikkim
499
29
Tamil Nadu
5,855
30
Telangana
6,908
31
Tripura
191
32
Uttar Pradesh
59,618
33
Uttarakhand
1,900
34
West Bengal
5,752
TOTAL
1,95,528
Annexure-3
State/UT-wise number of villages covered with Solid Waste Management (SWM) and Liquid Waste Management (LWM)
Sl.
No.
State/UT
No. of villages covered with SWM
No. of villages covered with LWM
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
189
189
2
Andhra Pradesh
1330
873
3
Arunachal Pradesh
60
39
4
Assam
69
12
5
Bihar
13
33
6
Chhattisgarh
2398
2854
7
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
16
14
8
Goa
9
Gujarat
1379
719
10
Haryana
585
518
11
Himachal Pradesh
1813
1717
12
Jammu & Kashmir
1
13
Jharkhand
379
404
14
Karnataka
4407
133
15
Kerala
569
553
16
Ladakh
17
Lakshadweep
18
Madhya Pradesh
3802
3692
19
Maharashtra
980
975
20
Manipur
6
7
21
Meghalaya
566
466
22
Mizoram
117
89
23
Nagaland
20
15
24
Odisha
3125
3788
25
Puducherry
46
1
26
Punjab
193
490
27
Rajasthan
582
1495
28
Sikkim
22
22
29
Tamil Nadu
12130
177
30
Telangana
14183
4468
31
Tripura
6
1
32
Uttar Pradesh
2319
2490
33
Uttarakhand
2574
2352
34
West Bengal
69
17
Total
53948
28603
Annexure-4
State/UT-wise number of IHHLs constructed under SBM(U) and
the financial aid provided
Sl. No.
States
No. of IHHLs constructed
Financial aid
(Rs. in Crore)
1
Andhra Pradesh
2,43,764
118.57
2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
336
0.06
3
Arunachal Pradesh
9,743
13.23
4
Assam
74,416
81.94
5
Bihar
3,93,613
150.02
6
Chandigarh
6,117
1.59
7
Chhattisgarh
3,25,050
140.76
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
2,378
0.93
9
Delhi
725
25.08
10
Goa
3,800
2.36
11
Gujarat
5,60,046
182.55
12
Haryana
66,427
32.95
13
Himachal Pradesh
6,703
9.05
14
Jammu and Kashmir
51,246
45.36
15
Jharkhand
2,18,651
71.30
16
Karnataka
3,93,278
157.79
17
Kerala
37,207
31.67
18
Ladakh
400
19.44
19
Madhya Pradesh
5,79,109
278.57
20
Maharashtra
7,12,086
338.61
21
Manipur
37,732
46.68
22
Meghalaya
1,604
4.87
23
Mizoram
11,199
12.98
24
Nagaland
19,847
24.19
25
Odisha
1,40,957
76.90
26
Puducherry
5,162
4.54
27
Punjab
1,03,683
41.00
28
Rajasthan
3,68,515
166.25
29
Sikkim
1,181
1.09
30
Tamil Nadu
5,08,562
209.83
31
Telangana
1,57,165
86.91
32
Tripura
20,428
23.84
33
Uttar Pradesh
8,97,697
367.88
34
Uttarakhand
23,545
29.85
35
West Bengal
2,82,542
191.14
Total
62,64,914
2989.89
Annexure-5
State/UT-wise details of Community and Public Toilets constructed under SBM(U)
Sl. No.
States/UTs
Community and Public toilets constructed
(No. of seats)
1
Andhra Pradesh
17,797
2
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
603
3
Arunachal Pradesh
46
4
Assam
3,356
5
Bihar
26,453
6
Chandigarh
2,512
7
Chhattisgarh
18,832
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
615
9
Delhi
28,256
10
Goa
862
11
Gujarat
24,149
12
Haryana
11,374
13
Himachal Pradesh
1,700
14
Jammu and Kashmir
3,329
15
Jharkhand
8,732
16
Karnataka
36,556
17
Kerala
2,803
18
Ladakh
194
19
Madhya Pradesh
20,183
20
Maharashtra
1,66,465
21
Manipur
512
22
Meghalaya
152
23
Mizoram
607
24
Nagaland
235
25
Odisha
12,046
26
Puducherry
836
27
Punjab
11,511
28
Rajasthan
31,300
29
Sikkim
163
30
Tamil Nadu
92,744
31
Telangana
15,465
32
Tripura
1,089
33
Uttar Pradesh
69,299
34
Uttarakhand
4,642
35
West Bengal
5,746
Total
6,21,164
Annexure-6
State/UT-wise details of Municipal Solid Waste Management