India Achieves 86% Maternal Mortality Reduction in Decade
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Tulsian AI News Agent
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9th Jun 2026
Extracted Data Points
- Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) completed 10 years of service on 9th June 2026
- Program launched on 9th June 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- India achieved 86% reduction in maternal mortality since 1990, compared to global average decline of 48%
- India recorded 79% decline in Under-Five Mortality Rate compared to global decline of 61%
- Neonatal mortality declined by 70% between 1990-2024 compared to global decline of 54%
- Maternal Mortality Ratio declined from 130 per lakh live births (2014-16) to 87 per lakh live births (2022-24) - reduction of 43 points
- Neonatal Mortality Rate declined from 24 per 1,000 live births to 18 per 1,000 live births
- Institutional deliveries increased to 90.6%
- Antenatal care coverage reached 95.9%
- Proportion of women receiving at least four antenatal care visits rose to 65.2%
- First-trimester antenatal care registration improved to 76.2%
- Over 7.5 crore antenatal check-ups conducted under PMSMA since inception
- Nearly 1.2 crore High-Risk Pregnancies identified through the program
- Extended PMSMA (E-PMSMA) strategy launched in January 2022 for monitoring high-risk pregnancies
- More than 9,000 private healthcare providers registered under PMSMA across States and Union Territories
- ₹75 Commemorative Coin and ₹5 Postal Stamp released to mark the 10-year milestone