Nadda says NGOs key in achieving population stabilisation

Stressing on the importance of development partners and NGOs in assisting government to achieve population stabilisation goals, Health Minister J P Nadda on Saturday called for development of a ‘protocol’ or standardisation of vulnerable population during emergencies.

“Development partners and NGOs have a very important role to play. We cannot achieve the goal alone no matter how good our mechanisms are. Their experiences and interventions are required to make it reach the masses,” the Minister said while inaugurating a national workshop on ‘Vulnerable Population in Emergencies’ on National Population Day. The Minister said that out of 36 states and Union territories, 24 states have reached population stabilisation.