India's Population Map
With more than 1,150,000,000 people in India, the country is presently the 2nd largest in the world. While India crossed a population of 1 billion in 2000, it is believed by the demographers that the fast rate at which the population of India is increasing, it will cross the population of China (Largest by population) by the year, 2030. Can you believe that? India represents 17% of the world’s population.
The growing population in India definitely poses a threat to the country. The most hazardous effect of population is on the environment. Environment pollution is a major problem faced by the Indians. Rapid increase in population, urbanization and industrialization poses an adverse affect on the environment. This in turn is dangerous for people’s health.
The high population rate of India has resulted in impecunious and poor standard of living among the people of India. In 2007 India hold the 126th position on “United Nations’ Human Development Index”. The index takes into consideration the social, educational and health conditions of the nations.
Few years down the lane, India is expected to be the only nation that will reach the population mark of 2 billion. Thus the increase in population of India is moving towards an alarming situation.
Although, several steps have been taken, to minimize the growth in population but everything remains in vain. India is among the first countries which took up family planning programmes, back in 1950. However, even after 50 years it could not prevent the population rate from touching the 1 billion mark. This makes it obvious that instead of concerted efforts from various fields, India has failed to check its rapid population growth. In last few decades, the fertility control programmes adopted in India have also failed in sustaining the threat of over population. Another draw back in the strategies of population control is ‘female sterilization’. Targeting women and not men, by the government, actually means adopting more dangerous means of controlling birth.
Lack of education and sub-standard economic conditions are the major problems in India. “Lack of Education” which is the root cause of all problems, continues to remain a problem.
Even though India has undertaken quite a few impressive goals for reducing its growing population yet they have fall short. Rapid growth in population remains a matter of concern for India and the country has a long way to go. Of course “Growing Population in India is a threat”.
