family planning

Many more women sterilised than men in last three years in Mumbai: BMC

August 23, 2021 8:29 pm

Data show that from 2018-19 to 2020-21, the BMC sterilized 48,725 women in Mumbai, while only 350 men chose vasectomy under the family planning programme.

Himanta urges minority community to adopt 'decent family planning policy' for poverty reduction

June 10, 2021 2:23 pm

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government will work towards educating the women of the community so that the problem can be tackled effectively.

Delhi govt starts campaign to encourage family planning

November 27, 2019 2:43 am

In 2018, around 500 men were sterilised while around 17,000 women opted for a tubectomy in the capital.

‘We need to talk about our bodies’: 22-year-old Naga girl wins Gates Foundation initiative

September 17, 2019 12:03 pm

22-year-old Sekulu Nyekha from Nagaland is among 40 winners selected for an initiative by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to raise awareness about family planning and reproductive health around the world.

Contraception in African country: Health workers in Rwanda use Bible to spread family planning message

November 13, 2018 12:05 am

Centre plans saas-bahu meets to promote family planning

June 16, 2017 6:13 am

The Sammelans will be part of a new family planning initiative called Mission Parivar Vikas.

Lack of enough children turns nearly half of Kerala's schools uneconomic

June 07, 2016 11:03 am

Of the 12,615 schools in Kerala, which comprise government, private and government-aided private ones, as many as 5,573 — 44 per cent — are uneconomic as per the state Economic Review 2015.

India needs to increase budget for family planning: PFI

June 04, 2016 9:49 am

The study by Population Foundation of India suggests that the country needs to spend around INR 15800 crores between 2013 and 2020

Increased family planning budget will provide service to 48 million more Indians: Study

June 03, 2016 10:19 pm

Special focus to Family planning budget is needed to prevent high maternal and infant mortality, morbidity and poor child health resulting from poorly spaced pregnancies.

Family planning is critical for our nation’s economic development

April 05, 2016 10:55 am

Family planning is at the core of the mission to reduce maternal and child mortality.