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 Population
Policy
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Measures formulated by a range of social institutions
including Government which may influence the size,
distribution or composition of human population
(Driver,1972).
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A deliberate effort by a national government to
influence the demographic variables like fertility,
mortality and migration (Organski & Organski,1961)
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A set of Coordinated laws aimed at reaching some
demographic goal (Biurgeois-Pichat,1974
 2000
– India Projected 1 Billion
People on 2.4% of Globe’s Land
Area
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India's current annual increase in
population of 15.5 million is large
enough to neutralize efforts to
conserve the resource endowment
and environment.
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Year
Population
in Million
%
Decadal
Variation
Average
annual
exponenti
al growth
rate(%)
Crude
birth rate
Crude
Death
Rate
Sex Ratio
(Females
per 1000
Males)
1901
238.4
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45.8
44.4
972
1951
361.1
13.31
(+1)1.25
39.9
27.4
946
2001
1028.6
21.54
(+1)1.95
24.8
8.9
933
Immediate Objective
 To
address the unmet needs for
contraception, health care
infrastructure and health
personnel and to provide
integrated service delivery for
basic reproductive and child health
care.
Medium- term Objective
 To
bring the TFR to replacement
level by 2010, through vigorous
implication of inter-sectorial
operational strategies.
Long – term Objective
 To
achieve a stable population by
2045, at a level consistent with the
requirements of sustainable
economic growth, social
development and environmental
protection.
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District
CHC (4 PHC)
PHC-(Referral Unit for 6
Sub-Centers)
Sub center
Sub
center
• Hilly- 5000
• Plains- 3000
PHC
• Hilly- 30,000
• Plains- 20,000
CHC
• Hilly- 1,20,000
• Plains- 80,000
Informal
Indigenous
Private
Sector
Formal
Not for
Profit
For Profit
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Year
Sterilizatio IUD
Equivale Equivale
n
Insertion nt CC
nt OP
users
users
1980-81 2053
628
3718
91
2000-01 4,735
6,047
18,204
7,640
2007-08 5,019
6,072
26,799
10,893
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