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Chapter 7: India’s Population and Its Impact on the Economy | 83 |

A national consensus is essential on the importance of family

planning programme in the present context of the growing pressures

on the basic life support system and the country’s economic well

being. Social pressures against early marriages and large family

sizes should be built up. It should be remembered that all the

plan projections of reduction of poverty and unemployment will

go wrong if success is not achieved in containing population

growth. A multi-pronged but integrated approach comprising

education and employment, particularly of women, eradication of

poverty, maternal and childcare services including immunization,

prophylaxis and nutrition, building up of health ...