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JRD Tata Memorial
Awards & Oration 2023
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Governing Board
Chairperson
Prof K Srinath Reddy
Vice Chairperson
Mr Rajya Vardhan Kanoria
Members
Dr Ajai Chowdhry
Mr Kiran Karnik
Ms Ishita Chaudhry
Ms Maja Daruwala
Ms Priya Paul
Mr Ratan N Tata
Dr Shireen Jejeebhoy
Dr Soumya Swaminathan
Dr Syeda Hameed
Prof Vikram Harshad Patel
Mr Vinod Rai
Executive Director
Ms Poonam Muttreja
Advisory Council
Chairperson
Ms Srilatha Batliwala
Members
Dr Arvind Pandey
Ms Karminder Kaur
Dr Leela Visaria
Dr Meenakshi Gopinath
Dr Mirai Chatterjee
Dr Pramath Sinha
Mr Prem Das Rai
Dr Rajani Ved
Dr Raman Kataria
Mr Sanjoy Hazarika
Dr Saroj Pachauri
Dr Sonalini Mirchandani
Prof Suneeta Mittal
Dr Vikas Amte
Ms Roli Singh, Additional
Secretary & Mission Director,
National Health Mission,
Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, Government of India,
ex officio
Ms Poonam Muttreja, ex officio
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“ .... achievement of demographic objectives is entirely dependent on a whole set
of societal responses and policy initiatives which go well beyond contraception”
– JRD Tata
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Contents
JRD Tata – The Man and His Vision
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Population Foundation of India
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The JRD Tata Memorial Awards & Oration
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The 7th JRD Tata Memorial Awards
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Award categories
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Classification of States, Union Territories and Districts
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Winners of the 7th JRD Tata Memorial Awards
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Winners among High Focus states
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Winners among High Focus North-East states
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Winner among Non-High Focus states
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Winner among Union Territories
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Winners among districts
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Indicators and methodology for the Awards
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JRD Tata – The Man and His Vision
The late Mr JRD Tata was a stalwart among Indians of the 20th century. Mr Tata
promoted and fostered several causes in the service of science and the nation. His
holistic view of population issues made him a strong humanist, deeply concerned
with the problems of poverty and the environment. He was one of the first to bring
to notice the issue of family planning during a speech in 1951, where he highlighted
the continuous and fast growth of India’s population and its consequences on the
country’s economy and progress. He promoted the need for slowing India’s rapidly
increasing population through family planning programmes, and envisioned healthy
and happy families which would take an active part in a growing economy.
Realising the need for non-governmental action, he founded the Family Planning
Foundation in 1970 and served as its Founder Chairman. Family Planning Foundation
was rechristened as Population Foundation of India (PFI) in 1993, to address the
wider dimensions of the population issue in a changing world.
Mr Tata’s unique services to the cause of population were recognised by the United
Nations, and he was conferred with the prestigious UN Population Award in 1992. In
the same year, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, for
his many achievements and service to the nation.
Photo:
JRD Tata at a
seminar on the
findings of the
International
Development
Research Centre
(IDRC) project
‘Infant Mortality in
Relation to Fertility’
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Population Foundation of India
Founded by the late JRD Tata in 1970, the Population Foundation of India (PFI) stands
as a national non-governmental organisation, dedicated to advancing gender-
sensitive population, health, and development policies. With over 50 years of service,
PFI’s primary focus lies in prioritising the health and well-being of women and young
people across India. Throughout its journey, PFI has consistently strived to align its
program strategies with the concerns of the people. In addition, PFI has fostered
strong partnerships with the government, civil society organizations, media, and the
global development community, amplifying the reach and impact of its collective
efforts.
PFI has a rich legacy and an impressive history of making a significant impact. It has
played a key role in strategic engagement, informing and supporting public policies. It
has also shaped thought leadership on population dynamics and implemented large-
scale social and behavior change programs. Additionally, PFI has worked towards
strengthening the public health system through community participation in planning,
provision, and monitoring of health services.
PFI’s programs are guided by three complementary approaches: strategic
engagement with policymakers and key influencers, promoting community-led
accountability in health, and utilizing social and behavior change communication.
These approaches work together to create a comprehensive strategy for addressing
population issues and promoting reproductive health and gender equality.
Photos:
Top - JRD Tata
inaugurates the
new office building
of the Population
Foundation of India
in New Delhi
Bottom - JRD Tata
and Dr Bharat Ram
at the new office
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The JRD Tata Memorial Awards & Oration
Mr JRD Tata, co-founder and Governing Board Chairman of Population Foundation of
India, laid a strong base for a social movement to stabilise the growth of population
in India. The Foundation established national awards in his name as a tribute and to
further the cause he believed in and championed across the world. The awards were
formally instituted in February 1996 to recognise the best performing states and
districts that had demonstrated outstanding achievements in their population and
reproductive health, and family planning programmes.
The first awards were given to the winning state and districts in 1997. Since then, states
and districts have been awarded the JRD Tata Memorial Awards in six different editions.
The awards take into account their current levels of performance on crucial indicators,
as well as the pace of progress they achieved over time.
In 1990, Population Foundation of India instituted a lecture series, inviting eminent
national and international leaders to focus on critical issues related to population,
health and development. In 1995, the series was re-christened as ‘JRD Tata Memorial
Oration, in memory of its founder Chairman. This oration serves as an occasion to
highlight key population issues and features interactive discussions with experts.
Previous orations have been delivered by Dr Amartya Sen, Dr Sowmya Swaminathan,
Mr Chandrasekhar, Mr I.K. Gujral, Dr Manmohan Singh, Mr Jamshed J Irani, among
others.
Photos:
Dr Babatunde
Osotimehin (top)
and Prof Amartya
Sen (bottom)
delivering the Tata
Memorial Orations
in 2015 and 2012
respectively
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The 7th JRD Tata Memorial Awards
Awards categories
The states have been classified as per the National Health Mission’s (NHM) guidelines,
with few modifications (Assam was included in ‘High Focus States’ and Delhi in ‘Non-
High Focus States’). Districts were chosen based on wealth levels within each state
category.
Classification of States, Union Territories and Districts
States and Union Territories
Category
High Focus
(10 states)
Names
Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand
Districts
(based on wealth index)
Low wealth – 126 districts
Moderate wealth – 119 districts
High wealth – 111 districts
Non-High Focus
(12 states)
Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa,
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,
Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West
Bengal
Low wealth – 88 districts
Moderate wealth – 95 districts
High wealth – 95 districts
High Focus North-
East (7 states)
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Sikkim, Tripura
Low wealth – 28 districts
Moderate wealth – 22 districts
High wealth – 21 districts
Union Territories
(7 UTs)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Daman & Diu, Jammu
and Kashmir (J&K), Ladakh,
Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Districts of J&K were pooled
with ‘High Focus states’,
and those of other UTs with
‘Non-High Focus states’, and
considered along with other
districts
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Winners of the 7th JRD Tata Memorial
Awards
The award winners were to be chosen from three state categories and UTs, and
the districts from the three wealth levels within each state category. Therefore,
three states, one UT and nine districts were to be selected for the awards.
However, wherever the difference in scores based on the indices mentioned above
was less than one point (from the highest score in the individual category), up to
two states, UTs or districts were chosen. Consequently, a total of five states, one
Union Territory and 13 districts have been selected for the JRD Tata Memorial
Awards of 2023.
Winners among High Focus States
Uttarakhand
Composite score: 87.59
Decadal population growth rate 18.8%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.85
Sex ratio at birth
984
Infant mortality rate
24
Access to a toilet facility
93.8%
Rajasthan
Composite score: 87
Decadal population growth rate 21.3%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.01
Sex ratio at birth
891
Infant mortality rate
32
Access to a toilet facility
77.5%
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Winners of the 7th JRD Tata Memorial
Awards
Winners among High Focus North-East States
Mizoram
Composite score: 91.35
Decadal population growth rate 23.5%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.87
Sex ratio at birth
969
Infant mortality rate
3
Access to a toilet facility
99.9%
Arunachal Pradesh
Composite score: 90.88
Decadal population growth rate 26%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.80
Sex ratio at birth
979
Infant mortality rate
21
Access to a toilet facility
98.5%
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Winners of the 7th JRD Tata Memorial
Awards
Winner among Non-High Focus States
Goa
Composite score: 90.04
Decadal population growth rate 8.2%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.30
Sex ratio at birth
838
Infant mortality rate
5
Access to a toilet facility
96.3%
Winner among Union Territories
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu
Composite score: 95.54
Decadal population growth rate 55%
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.84
Sex ratio at birth
817
Infant mortality rate
16
Access to a toilet facility
90.5%
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Overview of winning districts
Low wealth level
Districts and scores State category
Sex ratio
at birth
Child
marriagei
Improved
sanitation
facilityii
Women with 10
or more years
of schooling
Anuppur 95.74
High Focus States
970
(Madhya Pradesh)
Surguja 94.89
1139
(Chhattisgarh)
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Non-High Focus
822
92.72
States
Kurung Kumey 107.18 High Focus North-East
869
(Arunachal Pradesh) States
Moderate wealth level
Basti 102.29
High Focus States
895
(Uttar Pradesh)
Auraiya 101.91
880
(Uttar Pradesh)
Theni 101.81
Non-High Focus
1057
(Tamil Nadu)
States
Kra Daadi 98.47
High Focus North-East
867
(Arunachal Pradesh) States
East Kameng 98.06
995
(Arunachal Pradesh)
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18.6%
18.1%
30%
19.8%
69.4%
75.8%
63.1%
78.3%
28.6%
37.7%
31.5
34.7%
15.9%
18.1%
16%
24.8%
26.5%
64.2%
74.3%
74.4%
89.3%
75.6%
40.9%
46.2%
56.9%
27.4%
31.8%
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High wealth level
Districts and scores State category
Sex ratio
at birth
Child
marriagei
Improved
sanitation
facilityii
Women with 10
or more years
of schooling
Barmer 109.98
High Focus States
877
(Rajasthan)
Thoothukudi 102.60 Non-High Focus
734
(Tamil Nadu)
States
South East 102.34
951
(NCT Delhi)
Lower Dibang Valley High Focus North-East
884
111.37
States
(Arunachal Pradesh)
20.2%
8.9%
7.5%
13.8%
83.6%
79.4%
83.8%
89.9%
25.6%
59.5%
65.5%
51.9%
i Women age 20-24 years married before age 18 years
ii Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility such as flush to piped sewer
system, flush to septic tank, flush to pit latrine, flush to don’t know where, ventilated improved pit
(VIP)/biogas latrine, pit latrine with slab, twin pit/composting toilet, which is not shared with any other
household. Does not denote access to toilet facility completely.
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Indicators and methodology for the Awards
We have carefully selected indicators that strongly influence reproductive health,
adolescent health, gender equity, family planning, water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH),
women’s empowerment, gender-based violence, and population fertility.
To compute state, Union Territory (UT), and district indices, we considered the base
year of 2015-16 (NFHS-4 & SRS) and final year of 2019-21 (NFHS-5 & SRS). For positive
indicators, where higher values indicate better performance, we calculated the index
as follows:
Index = (District Value - Minimum Value) × 100 / (Maximum Value - Minimum Value)
For negative indicators, where lower values reflect better performance, we calculated
the index as follows:
Index = (Maximum Value - District Value) × 100 / (Maximum Value - Minimum Value)
Next, we aggregated the scores of all indicators within each category by taking a
simple average. While calculating the change from the base to the final year, we
excluded indicators without base year data, and truncated negative progress to
zero at the category level. The composite state/UT index combines recent levels
and changes in a 1:2 ratio for ranking. Districts follow a similar process, and the
composite district index also combines recent levels and changes in a 1:2 ratio for
ranking. Additionally, we recognised excellence by selecting three districts of different
wealth levels in each state category, based on their scores.
Data sources:
State indicators (excluding mortality and sex ratio) are from NFHS-4 (2015-16) and
NFHS-5 (2019-21). Mortality and sex ratio data are from SRS reports in 2015 and 2020.
Union Territory and district indicators are sourced from NFHS-4 and NFHS-5, with
some indicators using SRS data. In 132 districts with changing boundaries or newly
formed districts, base values are derived from the original districts.
For details on indicators, please refer to our website: populationfoundation.in
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Technical Advisory Committee
A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprising experts from
diverse sectors, including demographers, statisticians, public health
experts and a government representative was constituted for the
7th JRD Tata Memorial Awards. The TAC guided the Foundation
in identifying the indicators, data sources and appropriate
methodology, on the basis of which states, Union Territories and
districts were selected for the Awards. The Committee had the
following members:
l Dr. Arvind Pandey, Former Director, National Institute of
Medical Statistics,
Indian Council for Medical Research (TAC Chairperson)
l Dr. K. S. James, Former Director and Senior Professor,
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
l Dr. P.M. Kulkarni, Retired Professor, Centre for Study in
Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
l Ms. Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population
Foundation of India
l Dr. Rajani R. Ved, Director – Health, Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation (BMGF)
l Dr. Shireen Jejeebhoy, freelance consultant, former Senior
Associate,
Population Council and Member of PFI’s Governing Board
l Dr. S. K. Sikdar, Advisor, Maternal Health and Family Planning
(MOHFW)
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Population Foundation of India is a national non-
government organisation (NGO), founded in 1970 by
JRD Tata, that promotes and advocates for the effective
formulation and implementation of gender-sensitive
population, health and development strategies and
policies. Working with the government and NGOs, it
addresses population issues within the larger discourse
of empowering women and men.
Head office
B-28, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016
T: +91 11 43894 100 | F: +91 11 43894 199
Regional offices
Bihar | Uttar Pradesh
www.populationfoundation.in
@PopFoundIndia
@PopFoundIndia
@populationfoundationindia