National Population Policy India 2000

1. Moderators :-
Dr. Samreen
Dr. Nikhat
Dr. Abdullah
Dr. Naveen
Dr. Saleem
Presented by: - Raunak Rishu (Batch – 2014)

2. What is Population Policy?
 Measures formulated by a range of social institution
including government which may influence the size,
distribution or composition of human population.
 A deliberate effort by a national government to influence
the demographic variable like fertility, mortality and
migration.
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3. Why there is a Need for Population Policy in
India?
 11th may, 2000 – India had 1 billion population
(100 crores) – 16% of world population on
2.4% globes land area.
 By current trend, India will become most
populous country in the world by 2045.
 Global population: Increased 3 fold during
the last century (from 2 to 6 billion)
 India population: Increased 5 times ( from
238 million to 1.25 billion) during the same
period.
 Stabilizing population is an essential
requirement for promoting sustainable
development with more equitable
distribution.
POPULATION>>>RESOURCES
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4. Population Growth

5. Predicted Population Trend and
Growth Rate

6. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OVER
POPULATION
CAUSES
 Early marriage and universal marriage system
 Poverty and illiteracy
 Age old cultural norm
 Illegal migration
EFFECTS
 Unemployment
 Manpower utilization
 Pressure on infrastructure
 Resource utilization
 Decrease production and increase costs
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7. National Population Policy
• April 1976- First National population policy
• Legal minimum age of marriage from 15 to 18 years
for female and 18 to 21 years for male.
•National population policy 2000 ( latest)
Apart from fertility and mortality rate it deals with :-
a) Women education
b) Improved health and nutrition
c) Child survival and health
d) The unmet need of family welfare services.
e) Planned parenthood.
f) Health care of underserved population group.
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8. Objective of NPP 2000
•IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE
• To improve health services.
•MEDIUM TERM OBJECTIVE
• To bring TFR to replacement level.
•LONG TERM OBJECTIVE
•To achieve stable population by 2045 with
1. suitable economic growth
2. social development
3. environment protection
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9. National Socio-Demographic Goals for 2010
 Address unmet needs for basic RCH
services.
 School education up to age 14 years free
and compulsory and reduce drop outs to
< 20%.
 Reduce IMR to <30/1000 live births.
 Reduce maternal mortality ratio (MMR)
to
< 100 per 100000 live births.
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10. Cont….
 Achieve universal immunisation of children.
 Promote delayed marriage for girls, not earlier than age 18 and preferably
after 20 years of age.
 Achieve 80% institutional deliveries and 100% deliveries by trained
persons.
 Achieve universal access to information/ counselling and services for
fertility regulation and contraception with a wide basket of choices.
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11. Cont….
 Achieve 100% registration of births, deaths,
marriage and pregnancy.
 Promote greater integration between the
management of AIDS and STD.
 Prevention and control of communicable
diseases.
 Integration of Indian system of medicine in
RCH services.
 Promote small family norm to achieve
replacement levels of TFR.
 Implementation of related social sector
programmes so that family welfare becomes a
people centres programme.
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12. INDICATORS TARGET BY 2010 CURRENT STATUS
Population 1107 million 1162 million (2010)
1210 million (2011)
Infant Mortality Rate <30 per 1000 live births 41 (NFHS-4)
Maternal mortality ratio <100 per 100000 live
births
174 (WHO 2015 Data)
Marriage for girls not
earlier than age 18
Promote delayed marriage 26% Girls (before 18
years)
20.3% Boys (before 21
years)
Achieve universal
Immunisation of children
44% of children fully
vaccinated (NFHS-3)
62% (NFHS-4)
Delivery by trained
persons
100% 48% (NFHS-3)
81% (NFHS-4)
Total fertilty rate 2.1 2.7% (NFHS-3)
2.2% (NFHS-4)
Target and Status of NPP 2000
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13. Conclusion
 As per NPP 2000, it was anticipated that the
population of 2010 may reach 1107 million
instead of 1162 million projected by technical
group of population projection.
 Efforts at population stabilization will be
effective only if an integrated package of
essential services is directed at village and
household level.
 The NPP 2000 is to be largely implemented
and managed at panchayat and nagar pallika
in coordination with the concerned state/ UT
administration.
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14. References:-
1) Park’s textbook of preventive and
social medicine.
2) NFHS Data