The Indian population crossed the 1 billion mark in 2000, having increased five-fold over the last 100 years. Nearly one-sixth (17%) of the world's population lives in India, which occupies only 2.4% of the world's area. One-sixth of India's population is in Uttar Pradesh (UP), the most populous and largest Indian state, with an estimated 170 million people. If UP were independent, it would be the 7th largest country in the world.

The Innovations in Family Planning Services (IFPS) project, implemented in UP through the State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIFPSA), is a 10-year (1992-2002) population project of the Government of India and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was designed to assist the Government of India in revitalizing the country's family planning program to the goal of increased accurate knowledge, use of modern spacing methods and informed choice. The program's goal is to reduce the TFR from 4.8 to less than 4 by increasing modern CPR from 18.5% to 35% by the year 2002 in 15 selected districts of UP. Increasing demand for accessible services, enhancing the quality of care, and creating a more positive image of service providers and of the family welfare program are the main thrusts of the project. The project has expanded to 29 districts of UP and health interventions have been broadened to include Tetanus Toxoid immunization, ante-natal/post-natal care, and Safe Delivery. JHU/PCS is the primary cooperating agency providing IEC technical assistance to SIFPSA.

Projects

Come Let's Talk campaign
"Come Let's Talk" is a comprehensive interpersonal and mass media campaign designed to counter the stigma associated with the topic of family planning and related issues in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India.

District Action Plans
As a pioneering experiment in decentralizing RCH activities, District Action Plans are in place in the selected districts of Aligarh, Allahabad, Merrut, Rampur, Saltanpur and Varanasi.

To read more about current projects in India, please go to the HCP India page.