The NFHS-6 was conducted during 2023-24 by MoHFW with the Inter**national Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai as the nodal agency.**  
  
Covering nearly 6.79 lakh households across 715 districts highlights significant progress in maternal and child health, nutrition, immunization, financial protection and women’s empowerment across India.  
  
**4 Key Data Tells a lot about India's Progress.**  
  
**I. Family Planning:**  
\- India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) remains at 2.0.  
\- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) increased from 66.7% to 69.1%.  
  
A TFR of 2.1 is globally considered the "replacement level." This means each generation has exactly enough children to replace itself, resulting in a stable population over time.  
  
**TFR > 2.1: Indicates a growing population.**  
TFR < 2.1: Indicates a shrinking and aging population (sub-replacement fertility), which can create future workforce and economic challenges.  
  
**II. Child Immunization:**  
\- Full vaccination coverage among children aged 12–23 months increased from 83.8% to 87.1%.  
\- Any vaccine received by children aged 12–23 months remained above 96%.  
\- 95.6% of children received most vaccinations through public health facilities.  
  
**III. Child Nutrition:**  
\- Stunting among children under five years declined from 35.5% to 29.3%.  
Severe wasting declined from 7.7% to 5.2%.  
\- Underweight prevalence declined from 32.1% to 31.8%.  
\- Children aged 6–8 months receiving solid or semi-solid food along with breastmilk increased from 45.9% to 59.5%.  
  
**IV. Women’s Empowerment and Financial Inclusion:**  
\- Women who had ever used the internet increased from 33.3% to 64.3%.  
\- Women having and using their own bank or savings account increased from 78.6% to 89.0%.  
\- Women having and using their own mobile phone increased from 53.9% to 63.6%.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6)