Question : Population Growth

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether population is increasing all over the country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise including Mangaldai in Assam during the last five years;

(b) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to enact a uniform law by implementing two child norm to control population and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government also proposes to fix any accountability clause in the said law/scheme and set any time limit for its implementation, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether Government proposes schemes for people planning to have no kids and adopt the deprived children, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government consider population growth as a serious challenge and has conducted any survey or constituted any working group in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a): Yes; Details of decadal population growth in country, State/UT-wise is placed at Annexure I; 5-yearly data on population growth is not available. Population of Mangaldai has increased from 23,920 in Census 2001 to 25,989 persons in Census 2011. Population has a tendency to increase beyond achieving replacement level fertility because of population momentum, wherein population continues to increase because of a large number of people in the reproductive age group.

(b): No.

(c): Does not arise.

(d): No.

(e): The Government has not conducted any special survey to understand population growth. For getting projected population for the years 2011 to 2035, the National Commission on Population has constituted a Technical Group which has met thrice, last one being on 3rd May, 2019. Highlights of Minutes of last Meeting is placed in Annexure II.