Question

what do you mean by National Population Policy?​

Answer 1

the problem of population growth. Just a few months before the attainment of independence in 1946, the Bhore Committee submitted its Report, which became the basis for developing a national population policy. This was followed by the launch of the Family Planning Programme in 1952, coinciding with the launch of the nationwide Community Development Programme.

After careful review of the demographic trends and of the Family Planning Programme, in 1976, the government issued its first statement regarding the National Population Policy, which was followed by the 1977 Policy Statement on the Family Welfare Programme.

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It was in 1983 that the government adopted the National Health Policy, which emphasized the need for ‘securing the small family norm through voluntary efforts and moving towards the goal of population stabilization’.

While adopting the Health Policy, the Parliament underscored the need for a separate National Population Policy. Accordingly, the National Development Council appointed a Committee on Population in 1991 under the chairmanship of Karunakaran, which submitted its report in 1993, recommending the formu­lation of a National Population Policy to take a ‘a long-term holistic view of development, population growth, and environ­mental protection’ and to ‘suggest policies and guidelines [for] formulation of programmes’ and ‘a monitoring mechanism with short- medium- and long-term perspectives and goals’.

Subse­quently, an Expert Group headed by M.S. Swaminathan was appointed to prepare the draft of a national population policy. The National Population Policy (NPP) finally came into force in 2000.

The Policy states that the “immediate objective of the NPP 2000 is to address the unmet needs for contraception, healthcare infrastructure, and health personnel, and to provide integrated service delivery for basic reproductive and child healthcare.