Population Policy Measures formulated by a range of social institutions including Government which may influence the size, distribution or composition of human population (Driver,1972). A deliberate effort by a national government to influence the demographic variables like fertility, mortality and migration (Organski & Organski,1961) A set of Coordinated laws aimed at reaching some demographic goal (Biurgeois-Pichat,1974 2000 – India Projected 1 Billion People on 2.4% of Globe’s Land Area India's current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize efforts to conserve the resource endowment and environment. Year Population in Million % Decadal Variation Average annual exponenti al growth rate(%) Crude birth rate Crude Death Rate Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) 1901 238.4 - - 45.8 44.4 972 1951 361.1 13.31 (+1)1.25 39.9 27.4 946 2001 1028.6 21.54 (+1)1.95 24.8 8.9 933 Immediate Objective To address the unmet needs for contraception, health care infrastructure and health personnel and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child health care. Medium- term Objective To bring the TFR to replacement level by 2010, through vigorous implication of inter-sectorial operational strategies. Long – term Objective To achieve a stable population by 2045, at a level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection. District CHC (4 PHC) PHC-(Referral Unit for 6 Sub-Centers) Sub center Sub center • Hilly- 5000 • Plains- 3000 PHC • Hilly- 30,000 • Plains- 20,000 CHC • Hilly- 1,20,000 • Plains- 80,000 Informal Indigenous Private Sector Formal Not for Profit For Profit Year Sterilizatio IUD Equivale Equivale n Insertion nt CC nt OP users users 1980-81 2053 628 3718 91 2000-01 4,735 6,047 18,204 7,640 2007-08 5,019 6,072 26,799 10,893 January 12, 2011