Question

Why population explosion is one of the major reason for poverty in India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Inequality in earning the income of the people is also a wide cause for poverty. The rapid rate of increase in population is also a factor of poverty. Due to urbanisation, there has been a continuous decline in the productivity of agriculture. Education is the key factor.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rapid population growth since 1951 is another important factor responsible for persisting poverty in India. Population in India has increased from 36 crores in 1951 to 102.7 crores in 2001, that is, 66 crores people have been added to the Indian population in the last about 50 years since independence. Rapid population growth causes excessive sub-division and fragmentation of holdings. As a result, per person available land has greatly declined so that households do not have access to sufficient land to produce enough output and income for them.

Further, rapid growth of population increases the dependency ratio, that is, an earning member has more persons to support. This causes lower per capita consumption expenditure which is not enough even to meet the basic needs.

Rapid growth in population in India since 1951 has caused lower growth in per capita income causing lower living standards of the people. Besides, explosive growth in population has worked to reduce rates of saving and capital formation which is crucial factors for determining growth in income and employment.