Although the initiatives of the World Bank on family planning and reproductive health programmes in India are commendable, much needs to be done to improve the situation as a whole, an international research agency said. "The bank should spend more and give higher priority to the issues of family planning and reproductive health," Ms Shanti R.Conly, director of policy research, Population Action International, said in the report, "Falling Short:The World Bank's Role in Population and Reproductive Health."