India is the third largest economyand has the second largest population in the world. Itachieved millennium development goal (MDG) on povertyreduction; however, gender inequality still persists.Maternal mortality rate is 190 deaths per 100,000 livebirths, representing a 65 percent decline from 1990.Fertility fell to 2.5, while contraceptive prevalence rateincreased to nearly 55 percent. Seventy-four percent ofwomen sought antenatal care (ANC) from a qualified providerand 52 percent of births were attended by qualifiedproviders. Wide gaps in contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR)and access to skilled-birth attendance remain by geographyand wealth quintile. India will focus on preventing unwantedpregnancies especially among adolescents; improvingdemand-side strategies; strengthening access and quality inpublic and private sectors; improving antenatal, intranatal,and postnatal care; strengthening monitoring and evaluation(M and E) systems and reducing inequities; and improving nutrition.
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