Sample Registration System (SRS) Report

Sample Registration System (SRS) Report: Recently as per SRS Report India witnesses a steady downward trend in maternal and child mortality towards achievement of SDG 2030 targets.

• Key highlights of report

o Maternal Mortality Ratio drops significantly from 130 to 93 per lakh live births

o Infant Mortality Rate declined from 39 per 1000 live births in 2014 to 27 per 1000 live births in 2021.

o Neonatal Mortality Rate falls from 26 per 1000 live births in 2014 to 19 per 1000 live births in 2021

o Under-Five Mortality Rate has dropped from 45 per 1000 live births in 2014 to 31 per 1000 live births in 2021.

o Fertility Rate is consistent at 2.0 in 2021.

o Sex Ratio at Birth improves from 899 to 913.

• About SRS: A demographic survey designed to provide reliable annual estimates of: Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Birth Rate, Death Rate and Other key fertility and mortality indicators at both national and sub-national levels.

o It was initiated on a pilot basis in select states in 1964–65 by the Registrar General of India.

o The system became fully operational in 1969–70.

o The SRS field investigation includes:

- Continuous enumeration of births and deaths by resident part-time enumerators, usually anganwadi workers or teachers, in selected sample units.

- An independent retrospective survey conducted every six months by SRS supervisors.

o The data collected through these two independent sources are matched to ensure accuracy and reliability.