India has a growing population of 1.2 billion but fewer Indians are using contraceptives than they were a decade ago according to an IndiaSpend analysis of government health data. In 10 of 14 states surveyed use of any modern method of family planning among women of child-bearing age (15 to 49) decreased 6 per cent over 10 years despite a greater awareness of birth-control methods and an improvement in family planning services according to a comparison of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data from 2005-06 and 2015-16. India's population now estimated at 1.32 billion is expected to surpass China's within