{"id":280991,"date":"2024-02-03T17:21:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T11:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=280991"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T06:48:38","slug":"situation-of-indias-population-population-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/situation-of-indias-population-population-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Population Growth of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-281140\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?resize=509%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rapid Population Growth of India\" width=\"509\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post situation of India&#8217;s population has been created, based on the article <strong>\u201cPopulation priorities\u201d<\/strong> published in <strong>\u201c The Hindu \u201d<\/strong> on 3rd February 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC<\/strong> <strong>Syllabus<\/strong> <strong>Topic<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> GS Paper1- Society-population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems and their remedies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: <strong>Rapid Population Growth of India,<\/strong> The article talks about a new committee being formed to address issues caused by India&#8217;s rapid population growth and demographic changes. It also highlights the need for this committee to focus on related challenges, such as job creation and social security.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is The Current Situation of India&#8217;s Population?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India has decreased to 2.<\/p>\n<p>Some states like Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26), and Manipur (2.17) have TFRs above 2.1.<\/p>\n<p>The TFR has fallen from 5.7 in 1950 to 2 in 2020, showing significant reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Southern States&#8217; population share decreased from 26% in 1951 to 21% in 2011, due to rapid TFR reduction.<\/p>\n<p>This decrease in TFR is linked to better socio-economic outcomes and education in these regions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are The Challenges of Population Changes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aging and Urbanization:<\/strong> The demographic shift and rising life expectancy in India are leading to new challenges in managing an aging population and rapid urbanization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment and Productivity: <\/strong>With high unemployment and slow creation of non-farm jobs, there&#8217;s a risk of not fully capitalizing on the demographic dividend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Security: <\/strong>Adequate social security is crucial for the aging workforce, ensuring support in later years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoiding Distractions: <\/strong>The committee should focus on these demographic challenges rather than getting sidetracked by issues of religion and immigration, as suggested by the ruling party.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Want To Read More Topics-<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Brain-Computer Interface- Explained Pointwise\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brain-computer-interfaces-explained-pointwise\/\">Brain-Computer Interface- Explained Pointwise<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><a title=\"Challenges faced by Urban Local Bodies In India- Explained Pointwise\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/challenges-faced-by-urban-local-bodies-in-india-explained-pointwise\/\">Challenges faced by Urban Local Bodies In India-\u00a0<\/a><\/h5>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>What Should be Done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Form a Focused Committee:<\/strong> Establish a high-powered committee to address issues arising from population growth and demographic changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Creation and Social Security:<\/strong> The committee should focus on creating jobs and improving social security, crucial for the working-age population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid Distracting Issues: <\/strong>The committee must avoid getting sidetracked by the ruling party&#8217;s focus on religion and immigration, and instead concentrate on the actual demographic challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Utilize the Demographic Dividend:<\/strong> Address the challenges to effectively harness the demographic dividend, such as high unemployment and the need for skilled job opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the impact of decreasing Total Fertility Rate (TFR) on India&#8217;s demographic changes and the associated challenges associated with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post situation of India&#8217;s population has been created, based on the article \u201cPopulation priorities\u201d published in \u201c The Hindu \u201d on 3rd February 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper1- Society-population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanisation, their problems and their remedies. News: Rapid Population Growth of India, The article talks about&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/situation-of-indias-population-population-priorities\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rapid Population Growth of India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":281140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1286],"tags":[263,264,10498],"class_list":["post-280991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-society","tag-gs-paper-1","tag-society","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Rapid-Population-Growth-of-India.webp?fit=1280%2C1000&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}