MY PRESENTATION ON GROWING

POPULATIONOF INDIA

MADE BY- BHARAT BHARATIYA

Population of countriesChina 1.354 billionIndia 1.27 billionUSA 313 millionIndonesia 248 millionBrazil 199 millionPakistan 190 million

CONTENTS:

• Some facts and figure about Indian Population.

• Reasons for population explosion.

• Effects of population explosion.

• Effective ways to control population.

Facts and Figure:• 417,037,606 voters

• 1/3 of world poor live in India.

• 18% population without improved watersources

• 26% population illiterate

• 7% population live in slum

• 13 out of world's top 20 polluted cities are in India

CAUSES OF OVER POPULATION

• High Birth Rate(fertility)

• Low Death Rate(Mortality)

• Migration

(I) HIGH BIRTH RATE (FERTILITY)

• Poverty and Illiteracy

• Early marriage system

• Attitude towards male child

(II) LOW DEATH RATE (MORTALITY)

• Control of epidemic and other deadly diseases

• Development of medical sciences

• Decline of infant mortality rate.

(III) MIGRATION TO INDIA

Effect of over population

• Unemployment

• Pressure on infrastructure

• Decreased Production & increasedcost

• Low standard of living

• Resource utilization

• Lots of pollution

Ways to control population growth

• EDUCATION

• AGE OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE RAISED

• FAMILY PLANNING FACILITIES

• WOMEN-EMPOWERMENT

• EASY & CHEAP AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACEPTIVES

• LEGISLATION

Conclusion…….

A country can’t be a “SUPER POWER” if it can’t control its population…..