Performance Audit of National Family Welfare Programme (NFWP) in Mizoram (1995-2000)

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2001
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CAG of India
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The National Family Welfare Programme (NFWP) is a demographic as well as a Welfare Programme meant for stabilising population level and at the same time improving maternal and child health care. The programme is a cent per cent Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The implementation of the Family Welfare Programme (NFWP) in Mizoram, covering the period from 1995-96 to 1999-2000 was reviewed by CAG of India in audit during March – May 2000 through test check of records of the DHS Project Director (State Committee On Voluntary Action), Chief Medical Officers Aizawl East and Aizawl West, Medical officers, of Post Partum Centres at Aizawl, Kolasib. The services of the ORG-MARG were commissioned by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India with a view to gauge, inter alia beneficiaries perception of the programme and related matters. The ORG-MARG carried out (October 2000) survey in the State of Mizoram over a sample of 1000 households (464 urban and 536 rural) and 8 health facilities in respect of two districts (Aizawl and Lunglei). Significant findings of the survey on matters discussed in the Report have also been included in this review at appropriate places.

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