National Population Policy 2000: re-examining critical issues
Mohan Rao; Devaki Jain
Economic and Political Weekly 36(16): 1299-1302
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9976 Document Number: 239656
This paper examines the links of state population policies to the central policy in India, and takes a closer look at the experience of implementing the policy. The national population policy announced in 2000 aims to: meet the need for contraception and health infrastructure (in the immediate-term); bring the total fertility rate to replacement levels through intersectoral action (in the medium-term); and achieve a stable population, consistent with sustainable development (in the long-term). The analysis shows that while there has been some change in the content of the policy, the blinkered vision on population and people's needs continues to be evident. Areas of concern in the national policy are discussed.