A situation which arises when the resources of a nation fall short of meeting
the needs of the people is termed as population explosion.
Current
population of India as per 2011 census is 1.24 billion. India accounts for only
2.4% of world’s surface area ( 135 million sq km) while supports 17.5% of the
entire world’s population. Shocking isn’t it? It is said that the annual growth
of population for any nation should be 0.2-0.5% while for India it is 2%.
India’s population during independence was only 52 crore. Since independence, it
has tripled.
There are multiple reasons for the rise in
population which are discussed below:-
· Decline in Death Rate-
Famines and epidemics have been controlled with the improvement in health
facilities and food security to all.
· Illiteracy- The literacy
rate- among the women is only 39.4 percent and male literacy is 63.9 percent.
Illiteracy combined with poverty leads to ignorance from the belief in religious
doctrines and superstitions. Due to illiteracy ,people do not know the use of
contraceptives and other modern methods to curb the population.
· Polygamy- It is the
practice of having more than one wife. It is seen more in rural areas and also
among certain Indian communities.
· No stringent laws to curtail
birth rate- China is the most populous nation in the world. It realized
the concern to plummet the population growth rate. So being an autocratic
government where decision making is easy it made stringent laws of not having
more than two children per family. While in India, in certain remote areas there
is not even a proper record of the number of births in some families. Moreover,
there are overly stringent laws in favor of women and women's commissions which
give them too much liberty to do whatever they want to.
With the present population growth rate we are
expected to overtake China by 2030.India’s current population is bigger than the
combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The
combined population of UP and Maharashtra is more than the population of USA.
Australia’s population is about 2.5 crore and we are adding the present
population of Australia every year.
To conclude, population explosion is a very
serious problem which is thwarting the growth of our nation. Despite the rise in
food grain production, the government is facing the crisis to provide food
security to all. Education plays a key role here. The more a person gets
educated the more he realizes the nuances of birth control. Furthermore, media,
especially print media, should play a major role in running the ill-effects of
population growth as its reach is wider. Lastly, government should collaborate
with NGOs to run population control related programs.
the needs of the people is termed as population explosion.
Current
population of India as per 2011 census is 1.24 billion. India accounts for only
2.4% of world’s surface area ( 135 million sq km) while supports 17.5% of the
entire world’s population. Shocking isn’t it? It is said that the annual growth
of population for any nation should be 0.2-0.5% while for India it is 2%.
India’s population during independence was only 52 crore. Since independence, it
has tripled.
There are multiple reasons for the rise in
population which are discussed below:-
· Decline in Death Rate-
Famines and epidemics have been controlled with the improvement in health
facilities and food security to all.
· Illiteracy- The literacy
rate- among the women is only 39.4 percent and male literacy is 63.9 percent.
Illiteracy combined with poverty leads to ignorance from the belief in religious
doctrines and superstitions. Due to illiteracy ,people do not know the use of
contraceptives and other modern methods to curb the population.
· Polygamy- It is the
practice of having more than one wife. It is seen more in rural areas and also
among certain Indian communities.
· No stringent laws to curtail
birth rate- China is the most populous nation in the world. It realized
the concern to plummet the population growth rate. So being an autocratic
government where decision making is easy it made stringent laws of not having
more than two children per family. While in India, in certain remote areas there
is not even a proper record of the number of births in some families. Moreover,
there are overly stringent laws in favor of women and women's commissions which
give them too much liberty to do whatever they want to.
With the present population growth rate we are
expected to overtake China by 2030.India’s current population is bigger than the
combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The
combined population of UP and Maharashtra is more than the population of USA.
Australia’s population is about 2.5 crore and we are adding the present
population of Australia every year.
To conclude, population explosion is a very
serious problem which is thwarting the growth of our nation. Despite the rise in
food grain production, the government is facing the crisis to provide food
security to all. Education plays a key role here. The more a person gets
educated the more he realizes the nuances of birth control. Furthermore, media,
especially print media, should play a major role in running the ill-effects of
population growth as its reach is wider. Lastly, government should collaborate
with NGOs to run population control related programs.