POPULATION EXPLOSION
A Hurdle in India’s Growth
It is rightly said that:” The gratest shortcoming of
the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.”: For
countries like Spain, Canada and Italy, where the population is decreasing,
population explosion might be considered as a boon. But for developing county
like India, population explosion is nothing but a curse which is damaging the
development of the country and its society. As we all know India is a
developing nation in the world which has bbeen recording tremendous growth in
all fiels.
Big and developed nations like America and Tussia are
extending a hand of friensship towards
India for its rapid development in major fields like science and technology.
However, the menace of overpopulation is appearing to be a hurdle in our
nation’s growth.
Population is one of the key issues in the present era
which drags everyone’s attention towards it. Overpopulation is defined as the
condition in which the population density increases to loimit that threatents
to impair the environment by diminution of natural resourcs, deterioration in
quality of life, and population crash.
The problem of unrestrained population growth found to
be one lof the major issre of recent time as it affects the welfare and
happiness of not only of the citizens of India. But all the world population.
Current population of India as per 2011, census is
1.24 billion. India accounts for only 2.4% of world’s surface area while
supports 17.5% of the entire world’s population expolosion shoking isn”t it
? it is said that the annual growth of
population for any nation should be .2 -.5 % while for india it is 2% Ubdua;s
oioykatuib at tge tune if ubdeoebdebce was ibkt 52 crore.
Since independence, it has tripled. The phenomenal
growth rate is population is largely vecause of the industial and technological
revolution that have taken place in the recent ties. The new technologies have
not only brought down the death rate because the vastluy improve Medicare
resulting in increased life expectancies, gbut has also facilitated increased
food froductions take care of food needs of thde incrasing population.
However, in India, one othe factor has contributed to
the exponential rise of population and that is poverty. Poor people think that
more hand to work means more money wouold come into the household while
forgetting that it also means more mouth to feed.
The overpopulation problem not only has environmental
concerned but it has also raised serious socio econonomic issues. With thee
groth of food grains not keeping pace with the increaig in populations during
some years because of the unfavourable weather condition the spectre of hunger
haunts millions of households in the country Even when the country is fortunate
enough to have a bumper crop these hungry households do not have the economic
strength or purchasing power to buy the required food grains.
The phenomenal population growth exerts immense pressure
on other basic necessities like education, health, housing , clothing,
employement opportunities etc. With employment opportunities in the rural areas becoming scarce, population
explosion is resulting in jobs The increasing pressure oj the urban areas is
giving rise to more number of slums and this is multiplying the problems in the
urgn areas as health is the first casualty in slums.
To check the ill effects of population growth , the
Indian g\government launched the Family Planning program me in 1951 , Tgus was
later rechristened as the Family welfare Programmed. This program me promoters
on voluntary basis a responsible and planned parenthood . Unfortunately , due
to lack of awareness, the population continues to rise at a rapid pace.
Hence, the important thing that can play a vital role
in decreasing population is awareness
about its ill effects education and postponement of marrigee until a
mature age can also play their part. Better job opportunities and eradication
of poverty are also be considered if we want to see some big change.
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P.K. verma
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