Observe the graph and analyse. Graph of percentage decadal growth rate of population from 1951–1960 to 2001–2011
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Introduction India, like many other countries, has come a long way from the
initial days of evolution under conditions of high mortality due to famines, accidents ,
illness, infections and war, when relatively high levels of fertility was essential for
speccies survival. Over the years , better equipped in dealing with diseases and
vagaries of nature, it has witnessed significant increase in life expectancy alongwith
steep fall in mortality .Confronted with malthusian growth , changing social mores
and spurred by government interventions , the populaion responded by taking steps
to reduce fertility, but the continued increase in number of women in reproductive
age has ensured high number of births each year.Consequently , in the world of
seven billion people, Indiaalongwith China already occupies a place in the Billionaire
club and is likely to overtake China by 2025.
