India’s Increasing Population: A New Threat

To say there are many problems in India, the root of every problem is somewhere inked with its huge population. Today India is ranked 7^th with 2.4% of the world’s geographical area, whereas in the case of population, it is the second largest in the universe with 17.6% of the population.

The main reason of population growth in India is unemployment and illiteracy. It is also caused due to child marriages, polygamy marriages, man dominance in the society and no family planning. In addition to, in which society the status of women is subordinate, that society has a high fertility rate.

The problem of population growth causes many other problems. The food produced every year remains insufficient and it becomes expensive. Because of which the prices of other useful items also increases. Unemployment, poverty, pollution, corruption, chaos, illiteracy, beggary, and other social and economic crimes are due to this population increase.

To control the population growth, it will have to popularize the programs of family planning in the public, and the people should be educated. The government should reward the couple who produce less offspring. The ill encourage people to reduce the child’s origin. The exclusion of more children producers at the administrative and social level can also be an effective solution.

The population growth rate in India, which has 2.3% in 1981, decreased to 1.2 in 2016. From this, we can expect that this rate will be stable in the near future. From this, we can understand that the measure of control of the population re getting positive results. For a better future India has to improve its present, only then they can give something to their next generation.

Written by: Muhammad Hamid Khan