NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY-2000

Government of India has accepted the National Population Policy on 15th February 2000.
According to this policy, Stabilization of population is very important to ensure continuous
growth, socio economic development and quality of life. Reproduction and child health has
been given an important place in this policy.

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE
Paying attention to short supply of contraceptives and unfulfilled demands of health
system and health workers.
Arranging service organizations and supplies needed to look after the basic
reproductive and child health care.

MID-TERM OBJ ECTIVES

To bring total fertility rates to replacement level by the year 2010
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES
Stabilizing the population by the year 2045, according to stable economic growth,
social development and environmental safety

SOCIO -DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS

To achieve the objectives of new population policy 2000, following national, socialdemographic targets were set, to be achieved by the year 2010.
1. Paying attention to the reproductive and child health, health care system and the
unfulfilled demands of health personnel and basic system of supplies.
2. Making provisions of compulsory and free school education for all children below 14
years of age. Bringing down the rate of school leaving children, both boys and girls,
below 20%
3. Reducing the infant mortality rate to a level below 30 per one thousand live child
births.
4. Reducing maternal mortality rate to a level below 100 per 100,000 live child births.
5. Achieving the goal of universal immunization in case of diseases, which affect
children and can be prevented by immunization.
6. Increasing the marriageable age of the girls in a manner that they are not married
before the age of 18 years, in fact it would still be better if they are not married before
the age of 20 years
7. To achieve the target of 80% of deliveries to be institutional deliveries and all done by
trained health professionals.
8. To ensure the availability of counseling, information and services about various
methods of reproductive control and contraceptives.
9. To achieve the target of registration of 100% births, deaths and marriages and
pregnancies.

10. To arrest the spread of AIDS, reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted
infections and to encourage the unification of the activities of National AIDS Control
Organization (NACO) and the attempts to control above mentioned and other
infections
11. Treatment and prevention of communicable diseases.
12. Using Indian Medical Systems like Ayurveda, in reproductive and child health
services to families.
13. Enforcing small family norms to achieve the replacement level of total fertility rate.
14. Making family welfare programmes as a public centered programmes.

NATIONA L NUTRITION POLICY

In 1993, the Government of India adopted a National Nutrition Policy which aims at
the eradication of malnutrition and to achieve high standard of nutrition in the community
through multi sectoral policy.

Direct Measures
To utilise the nutrition education, imparted to mothers under ICDS
To approach adolescent boys/girls
Better coverage of pregnant women
To control and eliminate micro nutritional deficiencies
To popularise cheaper food articles
To fortify food articles
To prevent vitamin A deficiency

Long term Measures

To ensure safety of food at domestic level
To bring reforms in dietary practices
To improve the purchasing power of food
To strengthen public distribution system
Land reforms
Basic health and nutrition education
Better coverage of health and family welfare services
IEC regarding nutrition

 Improvement in status of women

To transfer the food and nutrition board

NATIONAL POLICY FOR CHILDREN, 2013

On April 18th, 2013 the Union Cabinet approved the National Policy for Children to help in
the implementation of programmes and schemes for children all over the country. This policy
gives utmost priority to right life, health and nutrition and also gives importance to
development, education, protection and participation. The Constitution of India guarantees
Fundamental Rights to all children in the country and empowers the state to make special
provisions for children
Recognises that:

A child is any person below the age of eighteen years

Childhood is an integral part of life with a value of its own

Children are not a homogenous group and their different needs need different
responses, especially the mutli-dimensional vulnerabilities experienced by children in
different circumstances

A long term, sustainable, multi-sectoral, integrated and inclusive approach is

necessary for overall and harmonious development and protection of children

Reaffirms that:
Special measures and affirmative action are required to diminish or eliminate
conditions that cause discrimination
Every child is unique and a supremely important national asset
All children have the right to grow in a family environment, in an atmosphere o
happiness, love and understanding
Families are to be supported by a strong social safety net in caring for and nurturing
their children

KEY PRIORITIES IN THE POLICY

Survival, Health and Nutrition
Education and Development
Protection
Participation

 Advocacy and Partnerships

Coordination, Action and Monitoring
Research, Documentation and Capacity Building

Resource Allocation
A comprehensive review of this policy will be taken up once in five years in
consultation with all stakeholders, including children. The Ministry of Women and Child
Development will review the process.

NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH POLICY

Union health minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan on 10th October 2014 launched the National
Mental Health Policy of India.It was the first ever Mental Health Policy of India which was
launched on the occasion of first ever National Mental Health Day organised by the union
government.

V ISION OF THE POLICY

Promote mental health

Prevent mental illness
Enable recovery from mental illness
Promote destigmatization and desegregation
Ensure socio economic inclusion of persons affected by mental illness

GOALS
To reduce distress , disability, exclusion morbidity, and premature mortality associated
with mental health problems across the life span of the people.
To enhance underlying of mental health in the country.
To strengthen the leadership in the mental health sector at the national, state and
district levels.

OBJECTIVE
To provide universal access to mental health care
To increase access to and utilisation of comprehensive mental health services by
persons with mental health problems
To increase access to mental health care especially to vulnerable groups including
homeless persons, persons in remote areas, educationally, socially and deprived
sections
To reduce prevalence and impact of risk factors associated with mental health
problems.
To reduce risk and incidence of suicide and attempted suicide.

 To ensure respect for rights and protection from harm of persons with mental health
problems.
To reduce stigma associated with mental health problems.
To enhance availability and equitable distribution of skilled human resources for
mental health
To progressively enhance financial allocation and improve utilisation for mental
health promotion and care
To identify and address the social, biological and psychological determinants of
mental health problems and to provide appropriate interventions

PAST ATTEMPT IN FRAMING A NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH

POLICY
Earlier in 1987, effort was made to frame a national mental health policy. It resulted
into the enactment of mental health act 1987. But the act never came into force any of the
states and union territories due to a number of defects.

NHP 1983- GOAL SUGGESTED/ACHIEVED

Indicator

Goal by 2000

Achieved by 2000

IMR

60

70

MMR

MALE

64

62.4

FEMALE

64

63.4

LBW

10%

26%

CBR

21

26.1

AN Care

100%

67.2%

TT Pregnant

100%

83%

DPT

85%

87%

OPV

85%

92%

BCG

85%

82%

Fully immunized

85%

56%

LIFE EXPECTANCY