Srinagar, Dec. 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir has moved decisively into the low fertility bracket, recording a Total Fertility Rate of 1.4, a level that places it well below the population replacement threshold and among the lowest in the country.

The figures were disclosed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Parliament, drawing on data from the National Family Health Survey-5 carried out between 2019 and 2021. The information was shared in a written response by Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

India's overall fertility rate has also continued its downward trend, falling to 2.0 from 2.2 in the previous NFHS round conducted in 2015-16. The decline points to a nationwide shift in rep...