There are several bottlenecks in the progress of a nation. Overpopulation happens to be one of those. Housing more than 130 crore citizens. India is the second most populated country in the world, after China. To make matters worse, it possesses only 2.42% of the total available land but is an abode to roughly 17.5% of the total population worldwide.
Overpopulation burdens the resources in the country. A lot of resources and manpower is spent in providing bare necessities to people in an overpopulated country. That 25% of all hungry people worldwide live in India and 38% of children between 0-5 years are stunted in the country is a direct outcome of our large population. Developing basic infrastructure like roads, hospitals, schools, etc for such a huge population is a humongous task and we have failed to achieve it even after seven decades of independence.
A large population leads to hunger, joblessness, homelessness, lack of basic amenities like food and water, and several other problems. It is the biggest hindrance in India’s transformation from a developing nation into a developed one. Thus, it becomes imperative to check our ever growing population.
One big reason for overpopulation in India is illiteracy. Countering it and creating public awareness will help resolve this issue. Another important and long overdue measure that the government can take is passing a law to cap the number of children per couple to two. If India desires to become a developed nation, it must embrace such drastic measures.
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