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UNFPA India

UNFPA in Rajasthan

Rajasthan, India’s 6th largest state by population

It boasts a vibrant culture, diverse landscapes, and a youthful demographic advantage.

Priority Districts: Udaipur, Sawai Madhopur, and Jaisalmer

Youth Population (15-29 years) [1]

Women in Reproductive Age (15-49 years) [2]

Persons with Disabilities [3]

UNFPA India, Government of Rajasthan and CSOs

A Winning Partnership

The 10th country programme envisions an India where every woman and young person, particularly the most vulnerable, achieves gender equality, fully realises their sexual and reproductive health rights, and contributes to sustainable development.

Since 1979

UNFPA India has worked with the Government of Rajasthan, academia, CSOs, and the media to transform lives and expand rights and choices.

Since 1979

Three Goals

Ending preventable maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning, and gender-based violence and harmful practices.

Three Goals

Strategic Approach

Strengthen policies, programmes, and initiatives through an evidence-based approach and strategic partnerships.

Strategic Approach

UNFPA India will scale up efforts and drive accelerated progress towards the three transformative results

Promoting human rights-based, gender transformative and evidence-informed approaches to improve access to quality sexual and reproductive health services

Mapping and multiplying partnerships with influential and wide-reaching youth and women-led civil society movements, initiatives, and organisations

Strengthening data systems and promoting greater use of data and evidence to design and advocate for impactful policies and programmes

Developing and building ownership of investment cases to strategically shift the focus from funding to financing

Taking advantage of the country’s thriving and dynamic digital ecosystem to design, implement, assess, and scale up innovative solutions

Strengthening South-South and Triangular Cooperation, in line with the ICPD Programme of Action

Our Focus Areas and Programmes

UNFPA India's interventions in Rajasthan focus on addressing critical health and social issues through innovative, community-centred, and evidence-based approaches. These programs aim to create sustainable change by fostering partnerships and empowering young people, women and girls, and local communities.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

UNFPA in Rajasthan is committed to ensuring equitable access to essential sexual and reproductive healthcare for all. Our initiatives aim to address critical needs and deliver meaningful, sustainable improvements in health and well-being.

Transforming Maternal Healthcare

UNFPA India has been working to enhance the healthcare delivery system by introducing midwifery programs that incorporate simulation training and VR tools. These advancements aim to uphold the highest standards of care for mothers and newborns.

Supporting Informed Choices

Empowering individuals with the knowledge and resources to make informed decisions is central to our efforts. This includes:

Introducing new contraceptives and ensuring their availability through robust procurement and quality assurance systems.
Building capacity and sharing knowledge to improve counselling services and provide comprehensive guidance.

Strengthening Health Systems

We are working to strengthen healthcare systems and deliver better health outcomes for mothers and children by supporting the implementation of government health programs and initiatives like LaQshya and SUMAN.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

UNFPA in Rajasthan is committed to ensuring equitable access to essential sexual and reproductive healthcare for all. We are dedicated to ensuring that Comprehensive SRH Services are accessible across all public health facilities.

Transforming Maternal Healthcare

Supporting Informed Choices

Empowering individuals with the knowledge and resources to make informed choices lies at the heart of our efforts. This includes introducing new contraceptives, ensuring their availability through strong procurement and quality systems, and strengthening counselling services through capacity building and knowledge sharing.

Youth and Adolescents

Enhancing Access to Life-Skill Education (LSE) and Counselling for Adolescents

UNFPA India is working to expand the reach of gender-sensitive, age-appropriate life skills education for adolescents, including the most vulnerable, to equip them for a better future. This is achieved through advocacy and capacity-building initiatives. UNFPA India in collaboration with the Department of Medical Health & Family Welfare, SCERT, Social Justice & Empowerment, Tribal Area Development, and Minority Affairs is implementing this work. Additionally, UNFPA India is strengthening IT-enabled platforms and fostering inter-departmental convergence to enhance access to counselling services and promote LSE through infotainment.

Advocacy and Policy
UNFPA India is partnering with the Department of Youth and Sports Affairs to develop a progressive state Youth Policy that ensures the rights of young people in the state. The policy guarantees that youth realise their opportunities and rights, including sexual and reproductive health rights, for their holistic empowerment.

Strengthening the State’s Adolescent Health Programs
UNFPA India is working with the Department of Medical Health & Family Welfare and the Education Department to address structural gaps in adolescent health programs, such as the School Health and Wellness Program (SHWP) and RKSK, through convergence workshops, capacity-building efforts, and monitoring and evaluation initiatives.

Gender and Social Norms

At the heart of our work is a commitment to transforming gender norms and building a safer, more inclusive world for women and girls:

Multi-sectoral response to Gender-based Violence and harmful practices

UNFPA India is working with multiple departments in the state, including the Directorate of Women Empowerment, Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Rajasthan Police Academy on a multi-sectoral response to Gender-based Violence (GBV) through capacity building, evidence generation and advocacy efforts. Through these partnerships, UNFPA India is engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including Police, Medical Officers, one-stop centres, Mahila Suraksha Salah Kendra, and Pannadhyaya Suraksha Samman Kendra in strengthening gender-responsive services for the survivors of GBV. Besides, UNFPA India works closely with girls affected by child marriage, empowering them with life skills as well as digital and employability skills and guiding them to become influential voices in challenging and ending this harmful practice.

Women and Girl-Friendly Governance

UNFPA India is working in collaboration with the Department of Panchayati Raj towards integrating gender in the training and planning of local governance. The efforts are towards creating women and girl-friendly gram panchayats (local governance) with an approach of making these interventions scalable and sustainable.

Promoting Positive Social Change

Challenging harmful social norms and tackling deep-rooted discrimination is challenging, but we’re making steady progress through collaboration with the Directorate of Women Empowerment. We’ve leveraged national flagship schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao to foster gender equality and inspire communities to embrace change. UNFPA India is also working with young men and boys as well as adolescent girls to promote positive masculinity and engage them in challenging discriminatory social norms and practices.

Population Dynamics

Our work in Rajasthan has been addressing regressive social norms and harmful practices through rigorous evidence generation and operational research. We actively raise awareness and enhance the understanding of the connections between population dynamics and sustainable development. To support these efforts, we equip our team with advanced skills in data analysis and visualisation, enabling them to interpret and communicate insights effectively for strategic decision-making.

Vision 2027: Measurable Impact

1.5M

New users of modern family planning methods [5]

620,000

Women gained access to family planning,
and the unmet need decreased from 7.6% to 3.5% [6]

247,000

Child Marriages Prevented
Drop from 25.4% to 15% [7]

Reduced number of girls missing at birth, sex ratio at birth improved from 920 to 929 [8]

3,000

Maternal Deaths Averted
MMR reduction from 113 to 80 [9]

9,200

Teenage pregnancies were averted,
with the adolescent pregnancy rate declining from 3.7% to 1% [10]

Partnerships That Shaped Our Journey

Medical Health and Family Welfare

Directorate of Women Empowerment, Department of Women and Child Development

Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department of Tribal Area Development

Department of Minority Affairs

Rajasthan Council of Secondary Education

Rajasthan Youth Board, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports

Rajasthan Police Academy

Department of Panchayati Raj

Academia and Research Institutes