POPULATION EXPLOSION

POPULATION GROWTH EXPLOSION AND IT'S CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES BY SOHAIL AHAMED
@Department of Education
Aligarh Muslim University , Murshidabad Centre

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Population Explosion refers
the sudden and rapid rise in
the size of population. A
drastic growth in population
beyond normal limits is called
population explosion. It is
more prominent in under-
developed and developing
countries.

2. POPULATION
EXPLOSION

POPULATION EXPLOSION

> Population explosion is not only a
problem in India, but all over the world.
>The population of India was around 361
million during the census of 1951. It /
reached over 1.34 billion now.

India, is the second most populous
country in the world, while China is on the
top.

> With the population growth rate at 1.2%,
India is predicted to have more than 1.53
billion people by the end of 2030.

3. Meaning

> The literal meaning of population is “the
whole number of people or inhabitants
in a country or region”.

> The literal meaning of population
explosion is “a pyramiding of numbers
of a biological population”.

> In simple words, it could be defined as
increase in birth rates and decrease in
death rates.

4. Formula

> Population change = (Births +
Immigration) — (Deaths + Emigration).

> Migration is the number of people
moving in (immigration) or out
(emigration) of a country, place or
locality.

5. Human Population and The Environment

SS A qq QG Gé nen
India Population Statistics

YEAR 1901 1951 2001
POPULATION 238 361 1020
(million)

India’s population growth rate 1.8%
China’s population growth rate 0.7%

2010
1210

6. Understanding Population explosion

The population was near 1 billion till 1825.
In next 100 years, it reached 2 billion.
It grew to more than 3 billion in next 35 years only.

Another billion added to it in just 15 years.

And in next 12 years it reached another billion over, making it 6 billion just
before 2000.

And now it is around 7.2 billion.

7. Red Triangle (family planning)

* An inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for family planning health and
contraception services. It is especially prevalent in many developing
nations such as India, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Thailand.

* The red triangle was invented by Deep Tyagi, an Indian family planning
official and activist in the 1960s.

8. yous CAUSES OF POPULATION EXPLOTION

Due to lack of awareness about the positive impact of
using birth control method , there has been a steady

‘sanitation habits, better nutrition, health education etc. the
average life expectaricy of human population has improved

It happens when a large number arrive at an already
opulated place with intention to reside permanently.

9. SOME OTHER FACTORS

* Place of women in society
* Value of children in society
< Widow marriage

* Custom and belief

* Industrialization

* Urbanization

* Better health facilities

* Better health facilities

* Good housing condition

10. Family Planning in India

In 1950s govt. started family planning efforts.More health care facilities were

introduced for family planning.
India is the first country in the world to launch such a programme.

A separate department of Family Planning was created in 1966 in the
Ministry of Health.

The allocation for these programmes was just 0.1 crore in First Five year
plan. It increased to 3256 crores in the seventh plan.

11. Despite the fact that sterilizing men is a more simple procedure, the government still chose to focus on

sterilizing women instead.

In 1976-1977, the program counted 8.3 million sterilizations, up from 2.7 million the previous year.

The bad name forced changes in the name of the program and every government since 1977 has stressed

family planning is entirely voluntary.

In 1977, the Janata Government formulated a new population policy ruling out compulsion.

The acceptance of the programme was made purely voluntary.

Also the Janata government named the FP dept. as Department of Family Welfare

12. Two Child Norm in India

Encourages parents to limit their families to two children.

The two child policy was Modelled on China's one child policy (1979), under which couples
were forbidden from having more than one child

In 1992, The National Development Council in India presided over by the Prime Minister
set up a Committee on Population

The then, Chief minister of Kerala K Karunakara recommended legislation in Parliament
prohibiting persons with more than two children from holding any future political post.

Rajasthan was the first state to implement this norm in Panchay

13. Conclusion

> Human population explosion is a problem
which India is facing nowadays, which leads
to several others problems like illiteracy,
pollutions- air and water.

> Several measures and programs are run by
governmental and Non-governmental
organizations to stop or to control this
problem.

> Human population is in itself a problem but it
can lead to deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS.