more-inNEW DELHI: The United Nation’s World Population Prospect report may state that India’s population will equal China’s in the next seven years, but the government seems determined to slow down the growth before that deadline. “According to our figures, 24 states and Union Territories in the country have achieved the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1%. “Nine states and Union territories have a TFR between 2.2-3.0%, while three states, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya, have a TFR of 3% or more,” he added. Population stabilisation is said to be achieved at a TFR of 2.1 because a population just replaces itself at that rate. “We have identified 146 districts across seven states — Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — that have high TFR, for this project,” said Mr. Nadda.

Source: The Hindu January 24, 2018 14:37 UTC