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INDIA

INDIA. By: Alice Almighty and Dansk-Maria. India Background information. 1.15 billion Birth rate: 24 per 1000 Population growth 1.578% Despite their effort , India’s population control success has been modest 35% of the population are under 15 years old. One child policy?.

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INDIA

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  1. INDIA By: Alice Almighty and Dansk-Maria

  2. India Background information 1.15 billion Birth rate: 24 per 1000 Population growth 1.578% Despitetheireffort, India’s population controlsuccess has been modest 35% of the population are under 15 yearsold

  3. One child policy? • Not formally introduced • Decrease birth rate & population growth. • >Pressure – keep the family name

  4. Anti-Natalist • One of the first countries to introduce this policy. • Have launched programmes to limit population growth: • > 1952 – volunteers – sterilised • > 1970 – forced sterilization

  5. The fiveyear plan • Encourages use of contraceptives. • The five year plan for India’s economy: • > Controlling population growth = the sixth most important target.

  6. Achieving this: • Incentives • New schools

  7. Drinkingwaterfacilities

  8. New road links

  9. Cash incentives For peoplewilling to besterilisedor have an IUD inserted Commisions for healthworkerswhosuccesfullymotivatecouples to becomesterilised Coupleswhowait 2 yearsbeforehaving kids recieve 5000 rupees (iftheywaitanotheryeartheywillrecieve an extra 2500 rupees)

  10. Family planning services • > free of charge A womanuses a flip chart to discussfamilyplanningwith a group of adolescentgirls, women, and young men as part of the "ComeLet's Talk" campaign in India

  11. Birth rates:

  12. Continue to try and control Population control

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