Demographic evolution of India's family planning programme
Srikantan, K.S.; Balasubramanian, K.
Artha Vijnana Journal of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Poona 25(3): 205-230
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-3559 PMID: 12266644 Document Number: 270881
The development of India's national family planning program since 1951 is first described. The authors then consider the program's performance and its impact on fertility. Future prospects for the program are assessed in light of the 1981 census results. It is concluded that the program has had substantial government support but little popular support; central government control encourages rigidity; the present health infrastructure is inadequate; there is a lack of availability of suitable contraceptive methods; reliance on sterilization is too high; and legalized abortion is needed as a contraceptive backup.