Vision 2020

The increased life expectancy of the population would necessarily increase the incidence of cancers, heart diseases, diabetics etc. The changing Socio economic scenario in the Union Territory would also result in increase in the number of deaths due to traffic accidents and accidential / sucidal poisons.

Any further progress in the reduction of Crude Birth Rate (CBR), Crude Death Rate (CDR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) would essentially require thrusts in the implementation of Reproductive and Child Health Programme including Immunization and also immediate treatment of road traffic accidents by improving and effective supervision of preventive and curative health care in the Union Territory. Accordingly, these thrust areas are proposed to be further strengthened with effective supervision and monitoring. The vision of the department is to achieve the goals set for the years 2010 and 2020 and are as detailed below -

Notice Board

Indicator	India 2000	Union Territory of Pondicherry
Indicator	India 2000	2000	2010	2020
Crude Birth Rate	27	18	16	14
Crude Death Rate	9	6.8	6.0	5.0
Infant Mortality Rate	67.6	25	20	10
Immunisation
O.P.V.	90	98	100	100
D.P.T.	88	98	100	100
B.C.G.	96	100	100	100
T.T. Pregnant Women	79	96	100	100
Leprosy Cases-% arrested vs detected	25	81	100	100
Maternal deaths due to Tetanus	--	Nil	Nil	Nil
Infant deaths due to Tetanus	--	Nil	Nil	Nil
Eligible Couples protection Rate	47	59.7	80	90
Birth Order of Children I or II	45.2	79	90	98
Induced abortions performed by Drs	--	100	100	100
Institutional deliveries %	33.6	93	98	100
Pregnant Women check up (minimum of.3) by Health Staff	51	97	100	100
Blindness Incidence	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.1