About 47.8 percent of married women used some method of modern contraception across the south Asian country of India in financial year 2016. Tubal ligation, the surgical removal or blocking of fallopian tubes was the most common method in the country at 36 percent.
The government had taken several measures to encourage the increase in awareness, availability and usage of modern contraceptives. This included Mission Parivar Vikas initiative, which focused on family planning in 146 high fertility districts across seven states in the country.
Contraceptive use share across India in financial year 2016, by method
* Nirodh is a condom brand owned by an Indian company HLL Lifecare and associated with family planning and birth control measures in India. Nirodh means protection in Hindi.
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