Last summer, the United Nations projected that India would take the No. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.” The Indian government should think deeply about the pros and cons associated with overpopulation.The announcement increases the chance that another long-expected demographic shift may have already happened: India overtaking China as the world’s most populous country. Abdul Kalam “Almost half of the world’s population lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. According to former President and nuclear scientist A. As per the educational ranking of world countries, India stands at 32 while China stands at 22. In India, around 99 million people have no access to safe water and most of their newborns die from diarrheal diseases.Īs per the Global Hunger Index report of 2022, India ranks 107 th out of 121 countries which is alarming for a populous country like India. According to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022, India is ranked 180th among 180 countries and a country with the lowest rank in environmental pollution can compete with China. The energy crisis is yet another bottleneck for the Indian government and the majority of the state in India is deprived of electricity. This division will create a catastrophic divergence in inhabitants of other religions. Education is a serious issue for the Indian government, as the current government is concerned with promoting Hindutva ideology which is a big threat to other sects like Muslims, Christianity and Jews in India. Overpopulation will also affect the decrease of forest area to construct houses and places for shelter in India. Overpopulation is one of the serious hazards which creates a great obstacle to national development some serious issues associated with larger populations include pressure on food items, clothing and housing which are the basic needs for human life thus, it will affect the lifestyle of slum areas, starvation, and other problems.Īnother serious issue caused by overpopulation is unemployment and disguised unemployment, which ultimately will affect the country’s low-income groups as larger families in India depend on one earning person, which will affect their lifestyle. The overpopulation will bring the Indian government to its knees by putting them on the right track. The question arises of how a government can control the largest religiously diverse population single-handedly. It has been expected that the global population will cross 9.7 billion in 2064 and the Indian population is expected to continue growing to 1.7 billion. However, India is diverse it cannot compete with China by its larger labour force to harvest demographic dividends as the Indian majority population is poorly educated, and most live below the poverty line. As per the Global Hunger Index report of 2022, India ranks 107 th out of 121 countries which is alarming for a populous country like India. In the long run, it is assumed that India will compete with China in the mid-to-low-end manufacturing sector and both countries have a large pool of young labour resources for economic take-off.
Many experts have the view that the larger population will make a great contribution to the Indian economy as it is already the world’s fifth-largest economy and it will contribute more. Some population representatives said in their statement that population numbers in India would not trigger anxiety or create alarm, but should be seen as a symbol of progress if individual rights and choices that are upheld.Ī population control volunteer in India named Poonam Muttreja has expressed that in this alarming population, people should make sure that girls and women should not be pushed into early marriages and pregnancies. The report also indicated that the fertility rates of Brazil, Egypt and Niger were too high however, the Indian population has surpassed other countries in fertility rate. As per the report of UNFPA, it is assumed that population growth in India has averaged 1.2 percent since 2011.
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