Population Foundation of India

India’s population stabilising, fertility rate falls below replacement level

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India’s population stabilising, fertility rate falls below replacement level

The fifth series of the Union Health Ministry’s National Family Health Survey shows a fertility rate of 1.6 in urban India and 2.1 in rural areas. (Representative image) India’s Total Fertility Rate has declined to 2.0 from 2.2 in 2015-16, according to the latest National Family Health Survey data, on the back of decades-long family … Read more

Uttar Pradesh population policy draft draws ire from Hindu bodies

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Uttar Pradesh population policy draft draws ire from Hindu bodies

The draft proposal on population control, released by the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission, that seeks to exclude people with more than two children from availing government schemes and proposes incentives for those with less than two children, has invoked strong reactions from Hindu bodies and experts on women’s health. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international … Read more