An excellent article on the population problem in India. I do agree with the author's conclusion that people with less is our problem to an extent, but can I ask the author about the suggestions he has to translate this section into the "haves". Apart from guaranting rights to free education, the government cannot enact policies that will feed the have nots as well, without India turning back again into a socialist country. This cannot be allowed to happen. India should focus on education, health and infrastructure development (for all sections, not just for poor). Lack of any incentives on curbing population growth is one of the many reasons for the current malaise and the author cannot deny this fact. Why is it that have-nots have higher fertility rates than the haves? Also the kind of demographic changes going on in the country also doesn't portend good unless it is controlled and channelled in an effective manner towards productive segments. I wish the author was more holistic in his approach. It seems the author already had his conclusions and based the article to suit the needed conclusion. Lets be realistic and holistic about this issue. Its important.
Population Explosion is basically a CANARD of the Wetern world. Population should be measured based on the consumption of natural resources rather than only by the number of people. If this done then it will found that the Western world is "over populated".
This however does not mean to say that India's population does not need to be controlled. This has to be done by a more equitable distribution of wealth,and by providing education and better health facilities to our "masses"
You have not considered the enormous resources required to ensure a decent quality of living for the growing population. This may seem like the Malthusian prophecy, but really you should have analysed the enormous pressure the increasing population places on the environment.
The real problem as you say "people with less" has its origin in "more people". Even after crores of subsidies on food, fertilizers etc. 25% of our population is poor. Guruswamy sir, You are making a very hilarious statement that Population is not our real problem. Even though people doesn't have enough money to look after their offsprings, they continue to give birth to a new (poor)one. You say all the subsidies only go to the rich and middle class. I can assert that without this subsidies the % of poor would have been more(or double). Sir please think positively and with India(our country)in mind, not the minorities.
The analysis looks at problem only from one angle. Already there is so much unhealthy and unscrupulous competetion with everybody tearing into one another for a share.The class difference glaring due to unbalanced growth of population.Our great leaders making full use of the situation to divide the society. I still feel we should totally control the population and educate them to be better citizens. B K Srinivas Bangalore
the real problem is that people refuse to understand what the real problem is. people are multiplying like rabbits. Today we donot have social security, people not getting jobs, no proper housing(people leaving in rat holes in mumbai). See the one room appartment in mumbai (forget the slums) see the local trains, see the long dist trains all overflowing with people, horrible. We can not imagine what will happen if it is not taken seriously soon.
population is not our real problem, I do agree to the point of view of the author. population problem is seen when we are utilising the means of transport,Infrastructure,and similar other facilities. Modern eco growth,has given due importance to population growth. In India it is the lack of plitical will and lack of Indian Character which has taken toll. The development has to start from the villages, the development programme has to be made self viable. we have all models of eco growth but until and unless the human element is not given the proper shape and the due importance in meeting the desired objectives with firmness wewill not be able to achieve the broad macro indicators.so people who are involved in decision making,implementation, execution of the ecoprogrammes need to have high level of integrity, and commited to the cause. we have all the ingredients the migration to cities can be stopped by educatingpeople about the cost index the need of the hour is hence commitment to cause. wehave the fault in system leakages in any form has to be checked
More than half a century earlier, when I was reading for my graduation in Economics, I had read a book titled "India's teaming population" by Gian Chand which had stated even then India was overpopulated. Fortunately, there were no secular intelligentsia / media which insists that population is not our real problem. it is a bogey created by Hindu fundamentlist to be used as one more stick to beat minorities, every thing will be fine in another twenty years. To be able to solve a problem, one must first recognise that there is problem, concentrate on main areas which cause the problem and take time bound corrective steps.
