{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants","provider_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog","author_name":"Gaurav Yadav","author_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/author\/gaurav\/","title":"Fertility Rate in India - Explained Pointwise |ForumIAS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"F5s2oBexon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fertility-rate-in-india-explained-pointwise\/\">Fertility Rate in India &#8211; Explained Pointwise<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fertility-rate-in-india-explained-pointwise\/embed\/#?secret=F5s2oBexon\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fertility Rate in India &#8211; Explained Pointwise&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants\" data-secret=\"F5s2oBexon\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"The falling fertility rate in India is dominating the demographic shifts debate in India. According to a Lancet study, the fertility rate in India may dip to 1.29 by 2050, which will be far lower than the replacement rate of 2.1.In Southern states in India, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is already below 1.9. This has led to emerging concerns in South India regarding the fall in fertility rates, ageing population and their decreased representation. Recently, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced that his government is working on a law to incentivize families to have more children.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Urban-rural-gap.png"}