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India

India. By. Seunghee. India. Total population 1.15billion Fertility rate 2.7 (2008 est.) Population growth 1.578% (2008 Est.). 35% Of the population is under the age of 15. One of the first in the world to introduce an anti-natalist population policy. Family planning program.

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  1. India By.Seunghee

  2. India • Total population 1.15billion • Fertility rate 2.7 (2008 est.) • Population growth 1.578% (2008 Est.)

  3. 35% Of the population is under the age of 15

  4. One of the first in the world to introduce an anti-natalist population policy.

  5. Family planning program • In 1952 well publicized programme was launched-offered incentives -transistor radios to men who volunteered to be sterilized • partly successful • 1970s-men were forced to be sterilized–lowered birth rates -gave population policies in India a bad reputation.

  6. Today, India's population policy aims to reduce fertility rates, largely by encouraging the use of contraception

  7. incentives • New schools • Provision of drinking water facilities • new road links

  8. incentive • People willing to be sterilised • commissions for health workers- motivate individuals or couples to become steralized.

  9. incentives • offering couples a reward of 5,000 rupees (600KR) if they delay having a child for two years • If they agree to wait for another year, they receive a further 2,500 rupees (300KR)

  10. Large- scale family planning services. • Network of population control centre's is placed within government hospitals, clinics, and workplace sites. • All service in the centres are provided free of charge to the user.

  11. Aims to increase public awareness of family planning and to train medical personnal. -mass public information campaigns,primary and adult education programmes.

  12. One of the most rapidly growing populations in the world • The total fertility rate—declining by 42 percent since the mid-1960’s • Will become the largest population country in the 2050’s

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