The National Population Policy (NPP), 2000 initially aimed to achieve a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 (replacement level) by 2010 and population stabilization by 2045. However, due to slower-than- anticipated decline in TFR in certain regions, the target year for achieving population stabilization was revised and extended to 2070.
Under the National Population Policy, 2000, the goal to attain population stagnation has been raised from 2045 to
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014 · Topic: India: Population (National Population Policy, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health Programs)
More Demography of India questions
- Which one of the following points does not Figure in the 10-year Action Plan formulated under the National Population Policy ?
- Post-independence, the registration of births and deaths was made compulsory and uniform all over India through the Registration of Births and Deaths Act. In which year, the Act was passed?
- With reference to National Family Health Survey Report (NFHS-5), which of the following are true? - 90 percent of household population have Aadhaar card - 97 percent of household have electricity - 96 percent of households have a bank or post office account - 83 percent of households have access to a toilet facility Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- The country which had the first family planning programme was
- Which scheme has been adopted by Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) to control population in India?
- In which of the following year was the National Population Policy of India launched ?
- When was the National Population Policy declared by the Govt. of India ?
- When did the Government of India announce the first National Population Policy ?
