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Figure 7: Current Use of Family Planning Methods
(currently married women age 15–49 years):
West Bengal versus Adjoining States (Bihar, Sikkim, Assam)

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5

Figure 8: Unmet Need for Family Planning
(currently married women age 15–49 years):
West Bengal versus Adjoining States (Bihar, Sikkim, Assam)

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5

9.30 The above findings are supported by the observations from Figure 8. The total unmet
need for family planning methods shows a stark decline in states with PM-JAY when compared
to West Bengal. While West Bengal did not witness any significant decline in unmet need for
spacing between consecutive kids, the neighbouring three states in our analysis recorded a huge
37 per cent fall.