Population Policy in India
Abstract
The National Population Policy states that the objective of economic and social development is to improve the quality of lives. India is the second most populous country of the world after China, with more than a billion persons according to preliminary results of the 2011 Census, India counted 1.21 billion people, first initiates government policy of promoting a family planning programme in 1952. In present paper researcher explains population policies in India before or after independent, and also discuss on status of population policies in five year plans. Currently the National Population Policy, 2000 recognizes that the most effective development policies are those which are socially just and focus on the well-being of all peopleReferences
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