POPULATION STABILIZATION

July 20, 2022

The Government today clarified that it is not contemplating any legislative measures to control population in the country.

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  • This was stated by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Praveen Pawar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
  • The Minister said, the government accords top priority to the National Family Planning Programme with the objective of attaining Population Stabilization by the year 2045.
  • She said, the government’s efforts have been successful in reining in the growth of population and the Total Fertility Rate has declined to 2.0 in 2019-21.
  • Pawar said, contraceptive usage has also increased to 56.5 percent in the country and The Crude Birth Rate has declined to 19.7 in 2019.

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