Govt. worried about teen pregnancies

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Last Updated30/07/2022

High teenage fertility in some areas remains a cause of concern in India even as the fertility rate has stabilised across the country\

Participation of men will be encouraged in the family planning programme and that lack of access to contraceptives had been identified as a priority challenge area.
Factors identified to explain low contraceptive use are child marriage and teenage pregnancy.
Over 44% of the districts in India reported a high percentage of women marrying before they reach the age of 18.
Coincidentally, these districts also experience low rates of modern contraceptive use.

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India is the second highest population in the world.
Population is expected to continue to grow until mid-century (due to population momentum), however, the population growth will decline substantially
India’s population has reached 136.3 crore (1.36 billion) and is expected to reach 147.9 crore (1.47 billion) by 2031 and further 152.2 crore (1.52 billion) by 2036.
The government said male contraceptive methods were largely limited to condoms. Male sterilisation was at 0.3%.
The vision also included a plan to use the private sector for providing modern contraceptives.
Private sector contributes 45% share of pills and 40% share of condoms.
For other reversible contraceptives like injectables, the share is 30% and 24% for IUCD,”.

Although there has been a steady decline in teenage childbearing, from 7.9% in NFHS-4 to 6.8% in the NFHS-5, it remains a priority area that requires to be addressed, especially since India will continue to have one of the youngest populations in the world until 2030.
It added that modern contraceptive use among married adolescents and young women, although increasing over time, has been rather low.