A non birth control population policy- Kerala, India
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- Created on: 13-04-14 11:09
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- Kerala, India
- Policy
- improve education standards and treat boys and girl equally
- adult literacy classes provided
- couples educated on benefits of smaller families
- infant mortality reduced
- child health care improved through vaccination programmes
- free contraception and advice
- higher age of marriage encouraged
- maternity leave for first two weeks only
- extra retirement benefits for smaller families
- land reform programme introduced to give land to poorer people
- Success?
- most dramatic decrease in birth rates in India
- population density 3 time higher than Indian average
- growth rate India's slowest
- stage 4 of the DTM
- GDP is high for India
- more girls go to uni than boys
- land in Kerala distributed so no one landless. Larger families at a disadvantage
- literacy programme organise reading and writing classes and most villages have free libraries
- Policy
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