World Population Day: Our Nation Is Projected To Overshadow China Next Year

Even after 75 years of independence, the structure of our country is not stable, due to overpopulation. India is the second-most populous country in the world, after China. Overpopulation is among the more serious problems that our country is facing, as it accounts for more than 1.20 billion people of the over 7 billion population of the world.

The Government of India, policymakers should initiate a bold population policy so that the economic growth of the country can keep pace with the demands of a growing population. Major steps have been already implemented but still, need to be emphasised more control the population.

The first and foremost measure is to raise the employment paths in rural as well as urban areas. Generally, in rural areas, there is disguised unemployment. So efforts should be made to migrate unemployed persons from the rural side to the urban side. This step can check the population growth. In other ways, the literacy rate should be increased, involving social organizations to make family welfare programmes. Providing more job facilities to women, and proper implementation of community health programmes. To raise awareness over all these, "World Population Day" has been observed especially today on the 11th of June.

The major purpose of this day is to raise awareness of all the negative impacts that population growth has had on the steady development of nature. It was founded in 1989 by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme. On July 11, 1990, the day was first observed in more than 90 nations.

Our nation, India is projected to overshadow China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations released on Monday. The report stated that the world population is forecast to reach 8 billion by mid-November 2022.

The Government should focus on increasing free health care centers so that individuals can get themselves tested and sterilized if needed.