UP Population Policy 2021-2030 UPSC Perspective
Source : The Hindu
Indian Society

What is discussed under UP Population Policy 2021-2030 UPSC Perspective ?

1. About the policy
2. Why UP Proposed Population Policy draft ?
3. Population In India

Why in News ?

Uttar Pradesh government released new population policy for 2021-2030. 

• The policy launched on the occasion of World Population Day.
• The new population policy a target has been set to bring the birth rate to 2.1 per thousand population by 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030.

Key Facts

• The new policy aims at decreasing the total fertility rate from 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026 and 1.7 by 2030.
• Increase modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 31.7% to 45% by 2026 and 52% by 2030.
• Also aims to increase male methods of contraception use from 10.8% to 15.1% by 2026 and 16.4% by 2030.

  

• To curb Mortality rate
  • Decrease maternal mortality rate from 197 to 150 to 98.
  • Infant mortality rate from 43 to 32 to 22.
  • Under 5 infant mortality rate from 47 to 35 to 25.
• Awareness and extensive programmes would be held among those communities, cadres and geographical areas that have a higher fertility rate.
• The proposed draft Bill under which a two child norm would be implemented and promoted.
  • A person who will have more than two children after the law comes into force would be debarred from several benefits.
  • These include government sponsored welfare schemes and from contesting elections to local authority or any body of the local self government.
  • Ration card units would be limited to four members of a family.
• Comprehensive arrangements will be made for the care of the elderly, apart from better management of education, health and nutrition of adolescents between 11 to 19 years.
• Besides, Health Clubs in schools will be formed.
• Also make arrangements for digital tracking of newborns, adolescents, and elderly people.
• Why UP Proposed Population Policy draft ?
  • Across the world concerns have been expressed that increasing population can be a hurdle in development and for the past four decades discussions on it are going on.
  • Population growth is also related to poverty.

Population In India

• According to the Census of India 2011 the population of India stood at 1,210.9 million (121.09 crore) of which
  • 623.2 million males
  • 587.6 million females
  • 833.7 million or nearly 68.9 per cent lived in rural area
  • 377.1 million or 31.1 per cent lived in urban areas.
• With a population of 1028.7 million in 2001 the decadal growth rate of population in India between 2001 and 2011 was 17.7 per cent. 
• The population projected to reach 1,522.3 million by 2036.
• Population density
  • Population density of India in 2011 was 382 per sq. km with a decadal growth rate of 17.7 per cent.
  • Bihar was the most thickly populated state with a population density of 1,106 persons per sq. km.
• The sex ratio has improved from 933 in 2001 to 943 in 2011.

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