Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOPULATION3 Marks
Question
What is meant by population policy? Write note on India's population policy $2000.$
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Answer
$1.$ Meaning of Population Policy:
Measures taken by government to bring growth rate of population to desired level is called population policy.
For the first time in the world India attempted to control population in $2000$ through population policy.
$2.$ Population policy of India $2000:$
To control population in the world as part of attempt population policy is determined in India.
In $2000$ for the first time population policy is determined under the chairmanship of Swaminathan as the recommendations of population policy $2000.$
The following are its main targets.
$(1)$ To attain $0 ($zero$)$ population growth rate by $2045$ up to certain economically protected level.
$(2)$ Reduce infant mortality rate $30$ per $1000$ a live children.
$(3)$ To bring down mother mortality rate to $100$ per $100000$ a live infants.
$(4)$ To bring birth rate to $21$ by $2010$ per population of $1000.$
$(5)$ If possible, encourage marriage age of female from $18$ to $21$ years.
$(6)$ Reduce fertility rate to balanced rate of population and to keep the proportion of population stable.
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