| 1. Title: Family planning and population policy. Author: Chaudhuri P Source: In: India. Ministry of Labour/International Labour Organisation. National Symposium on Labour and Population Policies, New Delhi, 15-18 April 1974: report. New Delhi, India, Continental Printers [1975]. :61-8. Cover title. Sponsored by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation. Organized with the financial support of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities. Abstract: This article attempts to analyze the following issues that concern family planning and population policy in India: the 1971 Census; law of population and socioeconomic systems; the need for a fundamental change in the socioeconomic system; population policy; and population planning and contraceptives. The 1971 census is discussed in reference to the increasing growth rate, literacy rate, and % of workers (male-female) of the total population. A critical appraisal of the economic system is given. It is proposed that new social dynamics must be created, developed and applied in order to transform the economy and stop the growth rate of the population. Population policy should be framed in concrete terms and with due regard for the specific conditions and problems of each major constituent unit and sector of the country. It is necessary to survey both population and economic growth and promote and realize the planned inter-relation between them. Because contraceptives are a matter of personal choice, they do not seem to be the answer to the problem India is facing today. Without any socioeconomic changes, there can be no population limitation in India. Language: English Keywords: INDIA | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | POPULATION POLICY | SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | LABOR FORCE | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | NEEDS | GOALS | CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES | RECOMMENDATIONS | FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION | POPULATION GROWTH | CONTRACEPTION | Asia, Southern | Asia | Developing Countries | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | Social Policy | Policy | Economic Factors | Human Resources | Planning | Education | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population Document Number: 266677 |
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