The National Population Policy 2000 (NPP 2000) is a significant policy document by the Government of India aiming to address population growth and related issues. One of its explicit long-term goals was to achieve a stable population by the year 2045. This involved reducing the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to replacement levels (around 2.1) by 2010.
As per India’s National Population Policy 2000, by which of the following years we aim to attain population stabilization?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2022 · Topic: India: Population (National Population Policy, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Programs)
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