Raipur: To make people aware about family planning, Male Vasectomy Fortnight will be run by the Health and Family Welfare Department of the State Government from 21st November to 4th December. During this period, ignorance and misconceptions about male sterilization will be removed by running special campaigns from village level to district level. During the fortnight A.N.M. And Mitanins will go door-to-door and tell the identified beneficiaries about permanent and temporary means of family planning. Necessary counseling and family planning services will also be provided to the beneficiaries during this period.

Dr. T.K., Deputy Director of Family Welfare in the Health and Family Welfare Department. Tonder said that the increasing population of the country is a matter of concern. Everyone needs to be aware of this. He said that in the last five years, 2 lakh 59 thousand 985 women and 26 thousand 510 men have been sterilized in the state. In the year 2017-18, 53 thousand 236 women and 7119 men, in 2018-19, 61 thousand 342 women and 5361 men, in 2019-20, 59 thousand 991 women and 6775 men, in 2020-21, 28 thousand 159 women and 2826 men, 2021 In 2022, sterilization operations were performed on 57 thousand 257 women and 4429 men and in 2022-23, 80 thousand 704 women and 6216 men were operated. Family planning resources are available free of cost in all government health centres. These include facilities like male and female sterilization, contraception, contraceptive pills, injections, Copper-T. Family planning requires that there be a gap of three years between the first and second child.

On measures to promote family planning, Dr. Tonder said that NSV will be available in all district hospitals, identified community health centers and recognized private hospitals. Facility is available. Vasectomy is the easiest method of family planning for couples who do not want more children. N.S.V. It is completed in ten to 20 minutes without any incision or stitches, and the procedure is painless. After sterilization, there is no physical weakness of any kind, but one can do the same heavy work as before. After sterilization in government health centres, an incentive amount of Rs 3,000 is given to male beneficiaries and Rs 2,000 to female beneficiaries. It is safer and simpler than female sterilization. During the fortnight, the health workers will provide counseling regarding contraception to the eligible couples visiting the health centers and provide the desired contraceptive means or service as per their wish.