Implementation of the scheme - National Family Welfare Programme (NFWP) - was last reviewed in Audit (Report No. 2 of 1994 of the CAG of India) in 1993-94. That review had brought out among others, non-achievement of demographic goals during prescribed period and certain flaws in planning, project formulation, operational failures, and application of resources etc. This follow up performance audit of National Family Welfare Programme (NFWP) disclosed that the organisational and operational weaknesses pointed out by Audit in the earlier review persist, and the programme has failed to consolidate the widely dispersed linkages. The objective of the audit review has been to examine the performance of the programme in terms of activities and to assess if the approaches and interventions, have yielded the welfare goals and the desired demographic objectives. Review of the NFWP covering the period 1995-2000 was carried out by sample checks during March to October 2000 in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implementing agencies in 26 States and 6 Union Territories.