The National Population Policy 2000 aimed to stabilize India's population by 2045 through reducing the total fertility rate to replacement level by 2010. It established strategic themes like decentralizing planning, converging health services, empowering women, and increasing participation of men in family planning. The policy created a framework with national and state commissions to implement goals like reducing infant and maternal mortality, increasing institutional deliveries, and promoting small family norms. It outlined promotional strategies, legislation, and sought public support to adequately fund achieving its population objectives.

1. NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY
2000
Presented by:
Palka Mittal

2. CONTENTS
Definitions
Categories of Population policy
Types of population policy
Need for population policy in India
Reasons for High population Growth
Problems arises due to high population growth
Stages of policy process
Milestones in development of Population Policy in India
National population Policy 2000
Conclusion

3. DEFINITIONS
• It is defined as the number of people living in a single
locality.
Population
• It is a system which provides the logical framework and
rationality for decision making for the achievements of
intended objectives.
Policy
• These are the measures formulated by a range of
institutions including Government which may influence
the size, distribution or composition of human population
(Driver & Demeny,1972).
Population Policy

4. CATEGORIES OF POPULATION POLICY
Fertility Policy
Pro- natalist
policies: policy
aimed at keeping
fertility rate high
Anti-natalist
policies: policy
aimed at reducing
fertility rate
Mortality Policy:
policies made to
reduce mortality

5. TYPES OF POPULATION POLICY
Explicit: It refers to a document or clear statement issued by the
government department that has objective to control population
growth and to improve the living standards.
Implicit: It refers to particular laws, regulations or statements which
may have direct or indirect effect on population growth.

6. NEED FOR POPULATION POLICY IN INDIA
On May 11, 2000 India contributed for 16% of world population with 1 billion
(100 crore) people.
If current trend continues, India may overtake China in 2045 and will be most
populous country in the world.
Global population increased threefold during century i.e. from 2 billion to 6
billion
Whereas Indian population increased five times i.e. from 238 million to 1
billion
Source: National Population Policy (2000) | National Health Portal Of India (nhp.gov.in)

7. REASONS FOR HIGH POPULATION GROWTH
High fertility due to unmet needs of contraception
Preference of male child
More children are preferred by poor parents as more workforce
A large size of population in the reproductive age group

8. PROBLEMS ARISES DUE TO HIGH
POPULATION GROWTH
Health issues
Scarcity of
resources
Increase in
crime
Pollution
Dirty and unhygienic
conditions
Unemploy
ment
Poverty

9. STAGES OF POLICY PROCESS
Problem
Identification
and Issue
Recognition
Policy
Formulation
Policy
Implementati
on
Policy
Evaluation

10. MILESTONES IN DEVELOPMENT OF
POPULATION POLICY IN INDIA
1916
• P.K. Wattal supported family planning movement in his book “The
Population problem in India”
1925
• The first birth control center was opened in Bombay by R.D. Karve
1931
• Govt. of Madras agreed to open birth control clinics
1935
• National planning Committee emphasized on the need of birth control
measures.

11. 1940
• The society for the study and promotion of family hygiene upgraded to family
planning society.
1945
• Govt. set up Health Survey and Development Committee that recommended
birth control services for the promotion of the health of mothers.
1946
• Bohre Committee reported that population growth as serious problem.
1951
• First Five year plan (1951-56), recognized the necessity of ‘Population policy’.
1952
• Launched first National family Planning Programme

12. 1976
• Declaration of National Population Policy statement
1977
• The term ‘Family Welfare’ was replaced by ‘Family Planning’.
1983
• National Population policy adopted, Emphasized on “securing the small family norms,
through voluntary efforts and moving towards the goal of population stabilization”.
1993
• Draft was prepared for National Population Policy
1997
• Approval of draft
2000
• Draft approved for NPP

13. NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY 2000
This was the first time, the problem of population growth was
addressed in integration with issues such as child survival, maternal
health, women empowerment and contraception.

14. OBJECTIVES OF NPP 2000
Short term
objectives
Easy supply of
birth control
devices
Strengthen
health
infrastructure
Integrating the
services for
reproductive and
child health
Middle term
objectives
Reduce the TFR
to replacement
level of 2.1by
2010
Long term
objectives
To stabilize
population by
2045

15. DEMOGRAPHIC TARGETS OF NPP 2000 FOR 2010
Addressing the unmet
needs for basic
reproductive and child
health services,
supplies and
infrastructure.
Free and
compulsory
education
for children
under 14.
Reduce
IMR to
30/1000
lives
Reduce
MMR to
100/100,00
0 live births
Universal
immunization

16. 100%
registrations
of births,
deaths,
marriages and
pregnancy
Enhancing
the IEC
coverage
for
RTI/STI/AI
DS to cent
percent
population
Encouraging
small family
norms
Prevention
and control
of
communica
ble disease
Encouraging
the increase
in average
age at
marriage of
girls
Increasing
Institutional
Deliveries to
80%

17. STRATEGIC THEMES TO ACHIEVE
GOALS FOR 2010
Decentralizing planning and program implementation
Convergence of service delivery at village levels
Empowering women for improved health and nutrition
Child survival and child health
Meeting the unmet needs for family welfare services
Increased participation of men in planned parenthood in under served population
groups

18. Collaborations with NGOs and private sector.
Mainstreaming Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy
Research on reproductive and child health
Information, Education and Communication
Providing health care and support for older population
Diverse health care providers

19. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
National commission
Presided over by
prime Minister. The
chief ministers of all
states and related
ministries will be its
members
State commission
Headed by Chief
minister of state
Panchayats and
Municipalities
To implement policy
at grassroot levels

20. PROMOTIONAL & MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES
Panchayets and Zila Parishad will be awarded for exemplary performance,
Balika Samridhi Yojana provides cash incentive of Rs. 500 at the birth of girl
child of birth order 1 or 2
Maternity Benefit Scheme provide cash incentive of Rs 500 to mother who have
their first child after 19 years of age for birth if 1 or 2 child only
A family welfare linked Health Insurance plan of Rs 5000 for hospitalization
Couples below the poverty line will be awarded for their active involvement in
Family Planning Activities

21. LEGISLATION
79th Amendment Bill of 1992 disqualify a person for being a
member of either house of legislature of a state, if he/she has
more than 2 children.

22. PUBLIC SUPPORT
Strong support of political, community, professionals,
religious leaders, media, sports personalities and opinion
makers has been sought for small family norms.

23. FUNDING
NPP expressed that the programme, projects and schemes
promised on the goals and objectives of the policy 2000 will
be adequately funded.

24. CONCLUSION
Success will be achieved if the Action Plan contained in the
NPP is pursued as a national movement.