Growing Population in India
By - XYZ
"Now, focus on population to fight with poverty and illiteracy."
Introduction : The total number of people who are living in a particular are in a particular period of time is called population. The word population people. India is faced with the problem of growing population. Around 17% of world's population resides in India making it one of the most populous country in the world.
Causes of growing population : One of the main causes of population in India is illiteracy. The people from uneducated and poor class are seen being greater number of children. There are mainly two reason for this - firstly, more number of children for them, more number of hands to work or earn money for the family. Secondly, most of them are not aware about birth control methods. Early marriage is also reason of growing population.
Advantages of population : There are many advantages such as - makes nation strong in all sphere, improves the economic growth of a nation, diversity will be more, enables creation a developed nation, enables the citizen to access and use all facilities of the country.
Disadvantages of population : There are many disadvantages of population such as - unemployment is risen by population, rise in poverty, lack of housing, lack of proper education, increases in pollution and waste, burden on natural resources.
Steps for control population : The are some effective steps for control population such as -
minimum marriageable age : The government of India has set up the minimum marriageable age for boys as 21years and for girls as 18 years. But the people in rural and backward areas of the country still marry their children at an early age.
Free education : The government of India has also made free education available for the children of the country.
Promoting adoption : The government of India, is promoting adoption of children. Adopting children rather than having one's is also a good way to control population.