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This is fertility rate, not growth rate. The optimum fertility rate that stabilises the population is 2.1. Now in most of the country, including kashmir, the fertility rate is around 2. In many states it is very low. For example, WB with its almost 30% muslim polulation has a fertility rate of 1.6, which is far below the replacement rate.
If this continues, in a few facades, when we will become old and unproductive, and the next generation takes over, there will be a less number of working people feeding a greater number of old people.
We have another fertility concern. The lower number of girl children. This problem is a few decades old and the gap is increasing. The northern and western states have a huge problem. The southern states are better. It means that our young boys won’t get enough girls to marry. This is a big social issue.
I don’t think you have to specifically mention the population percentage of Bengali Muslims.
This is fertility rate, not growth rate. The optimum fertility rate that stabilises the population is 2.1. Now in most of the country, including kashmir, the fertility rate is around 2. In many states it is very low. For example, WB with its almost 30% muslim polulation has a fertility rate of 1.6, which is far below the replacement rate.
If this continues, in a few facades, when we will become old and unproductive, and the next generation takes over, there will be a less number of working people feeding a greater number of old people.
This is happening in Japan and some west european countries now. Japan’s growth rate is slowing down. West european countries are depending on immigrants as work force.
In some states like UP and Bihar, the fertility rate is still quite high, but there also it is falling rapidly.
About hindu and muslim, statistics is available. If you compare fertility rate of Bihari Hindus with that of neighbour WB’s muslims, you will find that Bihari’s have a higher fertility.
We have another fertility concern. The lower number of girl children. This problem is a few decades old and the gap is increasing. The northern and western states have a huge problem. The southern states are better. It means that our young boys won’t get enough girls to marry. This is a big social issue.
The data has to be analysed correctly. People who cant raise even a single child are having 5 kids and educated people in cities are so work stressed that they are now having either one child or zero. So lower socio economic class having more babies where proper education is not being given and are raised in very low standards. With all free policies of government tax paying class is feeling cheated. If this way you do average of fertility than it will be 2 only, but what will happen after say 50 years when most population will be from that class, not much taxpayers will be left, only people taking benefits from all government schemes will be left.
Also low standards of living and education often give birth to criminals as happened in Nirbhaya case, though not 100% but such data should be analysed properly otherwise it would send wrong message to masses.
People are more worried about muslim population increase, rather than population of the overall country. If Muslim population increase, we would see all sorts of problems, things which happened to Kashmiri pandits, or minorities an Muslim countries will definitely happen. Muslims will follow the books over human values
This is just a ploy by Islamist to change demography. If the population has already reach 2 replacement rate then what’s the problem with the policy?
Yes, when you take our country we have a complicated religious and caste set up and donot know what respect population stabilizing. Require full statics . Donot know the way some peoples statement goes religion wise feel ashamed as human beings. We require a balanced country. This is only country Hindus exists means we are most minors in only few countries Hindus staying. Let all adopt two or one child policy to check future population explotion
It is not true highest fertility Muslim community in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, in the place Hindu fertility rate one their Muslim community fertility rate are double.
Obviously hindus fertility rate is decreasing and the state which has large demographic change saw the rise in fertility rate and lower marriage age for girls. Don’t sugar coat the harsh truth. India needs a two child policy and I don’t know why your page keeps coming in my chrome recommendation! I really don’t want to see your biased news
the page arrives according to your choices. However I would recommend do not open any news or information that disturbs your bubble of bias and misinformation
See the problem is not that the population is not stabilizing, it is. But people who are least able to raise quality citizens are having many more children than the national average while middle and upper middle class is having very few children and a lot of them are eventually moving out of country. In the end we’ll have state-dependent unproductive population left in the country.
Rather than making it a two child norm, make it a family size norm – the state benefits will only be given keeping under consideration a family size of 4.
Please mention population trends between Muslims and Hindus, donot preach garbage on presence of secularism, highest fertility seen Kashmir Muslims and Kerala Muslims.
Yes, selective data interpretation in this article. The data is apparently enough to draw all conclusions except why Kerala’s fertility rate has increased. At that time Lakshman the ‘expert’ starts pfaffing. And then blames the usual suspects for any malady of any state – migrants from Bihar – when Bihar’s fertility rate is actually decreasing, showing that its population is informed and taking necessary steps.
And if everything is anyway on track, why not codify it as law?
I agree.
more stratification of data is required, religion wise and cast wise just as state wise.
Very true brother. They never revel the truth. We have two children and on other end they have 20 . They want to change the demographics of the country.
This is fertility rate, not growth rate. The optimum fertility rate that stabilises the population is 2.1. Now in most of the country, including kashmir, the fertility rate is around 2. In many states it is very low. For example, WB with its almost 30% muslim polulation has a fertility rate of 1.6, which is far below the replacement rate.
If this continues, in a few facades, when we will become old and unproductive, and the next generation takes over, there will be a less number of working people feeding a greater number of old people.
We have another fertility concern. The lower number of girl children. This problem is a few decades old and the gap is increasing. The northern and western states have a huge problem. The southern states are better. It means that our young boys won’t get enough girls to marry. This is a big social issue.
I don’t think you have to specifically mention the population percentage of Bengali Muslims.
This is fertility rate, not growth rate. The optimum fertility rate that stabilises the population is 2.1. Now in most of the country, including kashmir, the fertility rate is around 2. In many states it is very low. For example, WB with its almost 30% muslim polulation has a fertility rate of 1.6, which is far below the replacement rate.
If this continues, in a few facades, when we will become old and unproductive, and the next generation takes over, there will be a less number of working people feeding a greater number of old people.
This is happening in Japan and some west european countries now. Japan’s growth rate is slowing down. West european countries are depending on immigrants as work force.
In some states like UP and Bihar, the fertility rate is still quite high, but there also it is falling rapidly.
About hindu and muslim, statistics is available. If you compare fertility rate of Bihari Hindus with that of neighbour WB’s muslims, you will find that Bihari’s have a higher fertility.
We have another fertility concern. The lower number of girl children. This problem is a few decades old and the gap is increasing. The northern and western states have a huge problem. The southern states are better. It means that our young boys won’t get enough girls to marry. This is a big social issue.
Yes Right, 2 child policy along with Single marriage policy to be implemented exclusively for Muslims
The data has to be analysed correctly. People who cant raise even a single child are having 5 kids and educated people in cities are so work stressed that they are now having either one child or zero. So lower socio economic class having more babies where proper education is not being given and are raised in very low standards. With all free policies of government tax paying class is feeling cheated. If this way you do average of fertility than it will be 2 only, but what will happen after say 50 years when most population will be from that class, not much taxpayers will be left, only people taking benefits from all government schemes will be left.
Also low standards of living and education often give birth to criminals as happened in Nirbhaya case, though not 100% but such data should be analysed properly otherwise it would send wrong message to masses.
Muslim fertility in India has declined drastically during the past decade and the hindutva section in India must be very happy about it.
People are more worried about muslim population increase, rather than population of the overall country. If Muslim population increase, we would see all sorts of problems, things which happened to Kashmiri pandits, or minorities an Muslim countries will definitely happen. Muslims will follow the books over human values
This is just a ploy by Islamist to change demography. If the population has already reach 2 replacement rate then what’s the problem with the policy?
Yes, when you take our country we have a complicated religious and caste set up and donot know what respect population stabilizing. Require full statics . Donot know the way some peoples statement goes religion wise feel ashamed as human beings. We require a balanced country. This is only country Hindus exists means we are most minors in only few countries Hindus staying. Let all adopt two or one child policy to check future population explotion
It is not true highest fertility Muslim community in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, in the place Hindu fertility rate one their Muslim community fertility rate are double.
Obviously hindus fertility rate is decreasing and the state which has large demographic change saw the rise in fertility rate and lower marriage age for girls. Don’t sugar coat the harsh truth. India needs a two child policy and I don’t know why your page keeps coming in my chrome recommendation! I really don’t want to see your biased news
Hindu women need to produce at least 6 children.
the page arrives according to your choices. However I would recommend do not open any news or information that disturbs your bubble of bias and misinformation
Please share religion wise brith rate trends….to understand better
See the problem is not that the population is not stabilizing, it is. But people who are least able to raise quality citizens are having many more children than the national average while middle and upper middle class is having very few children and a lot of them are eventually moving out of country. In the end we’ll have state-dependent unproductive population left in the country.
Rather than making it a two child norm, make it a family size norm – the state benefits will only be given keeping under consideration a family size of 4.
Please mention population trends between Muslims and Hindus, donot preach garbage on presence of secularism, highest fertility seen Kashmir Muslims and Kerala Muslims.
Yes, selective data interpretation in this article. The data is apparently enough to draw all conclusions except why Kerala’s fertility rate has increased. At that time Lakshman the ‘expert’ starts pfaffing. And then blames the usual suspects for any malady of any state – migrants from Bihar – when Bihar’s fertility rate is actually decreasing, showing that its population is informed and taking necessary steps.
And if everything is anyway on track, why not codify it as law?
I agree.
more stratification of data is required, religion wise and cast wise just as state wise.
Very true brother. They never revel the truth. We have two children and on other end they have 20 . They want to change the demographics of the country.