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Lack of access to contraceptives in 2020 is a pushback for India’s population plans
Women are at the frontline of India’s pandemic response, yet they suffered the most when it came to healthcare in 2020.
Poonam Muttreja 31 December, 2020 8:32 am IST
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One of the underplayed success stories in India has been its steady and natural move towards population stabilisation. The Census data makes clear that the population growth rate has declined from 24.7 per cent in 1971-81 to 17.7 per cent in 2001-2011. This decline has been witnessed across regions and communities.
Although some data is yet to come in, the National Family Health Survey-5 shows that 19 of the 17 states and 5 Union Territories have managed to get their Total Fertility Rate (TFR) – the average number of children born per woman – to less than 2.1. This number 2.1 is critical because it is the level at w ....

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