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Why it's time to reconsider population control!



Photo Credit: Dhara Patel, Journalist

Journalist Dharaa Patel

India 2023 population is estimated at 1,428,627,663 people

at mid year. India population is equivalent to 17.76% of the total world

population. India ranks number 1 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by

population.



In July 2019, a Population Regulation Bill, proposing to

introduce a two-child policy per couple, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by

BJP MP Rakesh Sinha. However, the Bill was withdrawn in 2023 following

intervention by the Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya who argued that

NHFS and census data to show the positive impact of government-led awareness

campaigns rather than force on indicators such as the Total Fertility Rate

(TFR).



Experts have many claims:



1)     

Fertility rate is decreasing



2)     

Urban women are having 1 or 2 children only.



3)     

Even the rural women are having two children



But here what point should be noticed is that



About 158.8 million of the population are children below the

age of 6. Of these children, 30 million are orphans which makes up a

significant portion of the youth population.



Most orphan children in India do not have access to

necessities like food, shelter, and clean water, which also leads to a lack of

education. With orphans out on the street doing everything they can to survive,

schooling becomes a farfetched dream for so many. What you can expect from

these children? They may become the threat for the humans and humanity and you

cant find them guilty.



In this week I have read couple of reports where in

Ahmedabad beggars’ racket have been disclosed. Children from Kota are here through

agent and their parents have sold it to the agent for this purpose. Even 9 FIR

have been lodged and police are compelled to find the angle of physical abuse

and rape.



In another report I have read that beggar are subject for

drug test for drug mafia. A mother who lives on the platform without housing,

has a 4-month-old daughter, and was tested for drugs. We are such a

compassionate and cultural people, but is kindness truly needed in this

situation? What this 4-month-old girl will do and how she will make it through

this world!



A population is still not under control where it ought to

be, and this is a problem that shouldn't be disregarded. I've been informed

that a mentally ill woman who was present on my city's railway platform became

pregnant. The first idea was about getting even with that bloodthirsty man, and

the second was for this undesired child's future! We are all aware of the state

of the orphanages and government shelters. No youngster should reside here.

This is not the place.  In the shelter

house, reports of rape and physical violence are publicly discussed.



Population control is still a significant problem, and these

kids need assistance with their education. Once more, I'm requesting all kind

folks. Please don't look for a simple way to make a donation. Give it away to

beggars at the signal. Every girl child who lives in a distant place or on the

road should receive an education.

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