Critically examine the new population policy of india.
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Discuss the contents of the policy such as the focus on
No coercion for family planning
Minimum marriage age 18 years for females and 21 years for males.
Emphasis on awareness through education and media
Mandatory registration of marriages
Use of media for spreading the awareness about family planning among the rural masses.
Monetary compensation to those who opt for permanent measures of birth control (sterilisation and tubectomy).
Discuss the pros and cons of the policy and how effective it has been in controlling population growth and associated issues
Highlight the issues arising out of the population policy such as
Firstly, the NPP had a narrow perspective, give much importance to contraception and sterilisation.
The basic prerequisite of controlling population include poverty alleviation, improving the standards of living and the spread of education.
Secondly, on national scale the policy was not publicised and failed to generate mass support in favour of population control.
Thirdly, we have insufficient infrastructure owing to the lack of trained staff, lack of adequate aptitude among the staff and limited use or misuse of the equipment for population control resulted in failure of the policy
Lastly, the use of coercion during the Emergency (1976-77) caused a serious resentment among the masses. This made the very NPP itself very unpopular.
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