Population of India is growing incessantly and all the statistical data shows that there is no decrease in its growth since 1951. Recent decadal growth of India is 21.34% from 1991 to 2001. And I am sure when the census would be done for the decade of 2001 to 2010 we must have left China behind.
But in political scenario seen is very different, the word “POPULATION” is a scary word in political fraternity. It appears so because no politician wants to talk about it. It is most ignored segment when it comes to nation’s development. No political party talks about it after it forms government but opposition parties do talk about it in low voice to increase the number of points to pulling leg before elections. For example BJP upheld this issue when congress was in government in MP for 10 years but when BJP came as ruling party it has done nothing about this issue may be because they were more busy in settling their internal fight with regards to “WHO WILL BE THE CHIEF MINISTER” which is any time the most significant thing even more than a nation’s (State’s) development.
In a developing country like India population growth is a biggest threat because it affects all the others matters directly or indirectly. Every country has limitation of resources and gross increase in population is creating scarcity and imbalance. It affects all sectors like shelter, there is not enough space to dwell people so we are moving towards forests cutting them which is creating another problem which is global warming, change in whether, drought and famine. These volcano eruptions, tsunami, earth quakes are all result of excess population on earth. There is not enough agriculture land now in a country like India which is so called agriculture based. Rather land selling and buying has become another profitable property business. It is effecting education, traffic, health, crime all sectors of human life is completely in a ridiculed stage because surplus increase of population is such a vicious circle around which all problems are revolving and no solution can be found out unless this circle is broken.
But why it is such an overlooked subject ? it is after the emergency of 1975 when during emergency population control program started which proved a failure because of unreasonable implementation of it and moreover emergency was not the right time to push any new program to achieve targets. It is well agreed that the way people were forced to get NASBANDI done generated a kind of annoyance among people which at last resulted in breakdown of Indira Gandhi government in next election. Indira Gandhi was a dynamic and far sighted leader who at least implemented this program for the welfare of nation but disadvantages of that program were more highlighted which unfortunately formed a stigma against population control issue amongst ruling parties. In 20 points program this matter is never taken seriously, rather no effective steps have been taken since then by any government. Now the consequences of that failure are so strong that still no government wants to lay a hand on any helpful program which may control population.
Population control matter needs urgent attention and this trend of political parties to circumvent it has to be stopped immediately. Our young and upcoming leaders should be pro-active and realize that this is most dangerous threat to India now there should be a pressure group who takes this as an agenda. Even common masses should also be active, assume a responsibility and work on their level and try to spread awareness in slum areas and in villages people who are not qualified enough to understand the ill effects of population growth.
But in political scenario seen is very different, the word “POPULATION” is a scary word in political fraternity. It appears so because no politician wants to talk about it. It is most ignored segment when it comes to nation’s development. No political party talks about it after it forms government but opposition parties do talk about it in low voice to increase the number of points to pulling leg before elections. For example BJP upheld this issue when congress was in government in MP for 10 years but when BJP came as ruling party it has done nothing about this issue may be because they were more busy in settling their internal fight with regards to “WHO WILL BE THE CHIEF MINISTER” which is any time the most significant thing even more than a nation’s (State’s) development.
In a developing country like India population growth is a biggest threat because it affects all the others matters directly or indirectly. Every country has limitation of resources and gross increase in population is creating scarcity and imbalance. It affects all sectors like shelter, there is not enough space to dwell people so we are moving towards forests cutting them which is creating another problem which is global warming, change in whether, drought and famine. These volcano eruptions, tsunami, earth quakes are all result of excess population on earth. There is not enough agriculture land now in a country like India which is so called agriculture based. Rather land selling and buying has become another profitable property business. It is effecting education, traffic, health, crime all sectors of human life is completely in a ridiculed stage because surplus increase of population is such a vicious circle around which all problems are revolving and no solution can be found out unless this circle is broken.
But why it is such an overlooked subject ? it is after the emergency of 1975 when during emergency population control program started which proved a failure because of unreasonable implementation of it and moreover emergency was not the right time to push any new program to achieve targets. It is well agreed that the way people were forced to get NASBANDI done generated a kind of annoyance among people which at last resulted in breakdown of Indira Gandhi government in next election. Indira Gandhi was a dynamic and far sighted leader who at least implemented this program for the welfare of nation but disadvantages of that program were more highlighted which unfortunately formed a stigma against population control issue amongst ruling parties. In 20 points program this matter is never taken seriously, rather no effective steps have been taken since then by any government. Now the consequences of that failure are so strong that still no government wants to lay a hand on any helpful program which may control population.
Population control matter needs urgent attention and this trend of political parties to circumvent it has to be stopped immediately. Our young and upcoming leaders should be pro-active and realize that this is most dangerous threat to India now there should be a pressure group who takes this as an agenda. Even common masses should also be active, assume a responsibility and work on their level and try to spread awareness in slum areas and in villages people who are not qualified enough to understand the ill effects of population growth.