1. INDIA'S
POPULATION POLICIES

2. Definition of ANTI NATALIST:
The policy of the government to slow the population growth by attempting to limit the number of births

3. INDIA Background information
India has had a sudden fall in death rate due to improvements in food supply, hygiene and medical care
High birth rate means there has been a dramatic increase in population
Contraceptives and family planning were available to families
In 1972, abortions were allowed by law and sterilization programmes became widespread

4. INDIA’S POPULATION STATISTICS
The current population of India is 1,335,188,813 as of Friday, January 13, 2017, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
India population is equivalent to 17.86% of the total world population.
Males = 531, 277, 078
Females = 495, 738, 169
Although India only occupies 2.4% of the world’s land area, equivalent to 17.86% of the total world population.
Almost 40% of Indians are younger than 15
The magnitude of the annual increase in population can be seen in the fact that India adds almost the total population of Australia every year

5. THE POLICY The anti natalist policy was unpopular and ended in 1977
In 1978, the legal age of marriage was raised from 15 to 18 but this was ignored
Only 25% of women use contraception
In 1952, India was the first country in the world to launch the national programme, emphasising family planning to the extent necessary to reduce birth rate to stable
India launched its policy through mass media e.g. radio and TV ads

6. EFFECTS OF THE POLICY
To solve the population problems, the Indian government must quickly administer population regulations so that couples have on average two children
The governments persuasive campaign for two child families and India’s obsession with having sons has led to an increase in woman abortion female foetuses so make sure they have a boy, if not two

7. INDIA V CHINA

8. POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR INDIA (millions)
March 1991
March 2001
March 2011
March 2016
846.3
1012.4
1178.9
1263.5
India’s demographic achievement due to the policy
Reduced crude birth rate from 40.8 in 1951, to 26.4 in
Achieved nearly universal awareness of the need for family planning
Halved infant mortality rate from 146 per 1000 in 1951, to 72 per 1000 live births in 1998

9. POPULATION DENSITY

10. PROPAGANDA POSTERS

11. Now what?
Due to the policy, birth rate has declined but there is still natural increase
Infant mortality has been reduced as has death rate, therefore there is still a slight increase in the population