POPULATION VS MANPOWER

Citizens of a country called man power if they are employed otherwise it is population. Unfortunately, our country has population in huge amount. People in bunches flood towards cities all over the country and causing migration from their localities on large scale. This caused huge imbalance of distribution of population. Villages are getting scarce of people while cities are getting over populated day by day. Cities are therefore facing big problems on all aspects. Housing, sanitation, transport, water, electricity etc. are some of the areas facing big challenges in the cities.

After independence, due to emergence of better medical facilities, there is a steep fall in death rate whereas birth rate remained where it was. Growth in population is the result of that. After disinvestment from nineties, manufacturing and service sector got their way in country’s  development caused indirect discouragement to primary sector i.e. agriculture. Also secondary and tertiary sector initiate the inflation caused irritation in the livelihood of the people engaged in agriculture. As a result men from agriculture faced challenges for survival and hence diverted towards cities to earn their livelihood. Government although tried to initiate the agricultural growth through various schemes but the condition got worsen day by day. Suicides by the hundreds of farmers is an example of that.

Our governments since independence I believe, failed to distribute the profits among the citizens fairly. Corruption and big government structure may be the reason for that. Our governments although claim has played a catalytic role in Indian development but if you see many other country still having monarchy, the condition of their farmers doesn't have the big difference comparing to our farmers. So where is the development, is the matter of concern. Our government undoubtedly has initiated many plans and schemes for the betterment of poor but lack of determination is always visible. Knowing this, it tried to initiate the developing process by means of work done through private players but that also got sacrificed on corruption.

Population undoubtedly is the biggest problem of our country in the present scenario. Government as well as scholars believe it true as government face big challenges on adopting new schemes related to large section of population. Apart, it should also be noted that we have big man power to initiate those schemes so why not treat them as citizen instead of population.

Family planning is useless unless and until we make people understood its importance. And that can only be possible my means of education. Therefore government should highly concentrate on education at least up to junior level. Right to information is although implemented, the act is full of loopholes which are totally impractical. Now right to ‘right’ education is emerging as a new concept.

Population control and education are sectors should be concentrated together at a time. Controlled population for better education or better education for controlled population will then easily be available. Commitment on the other hand is the catalyst that is required by the government now. We hope better future for citizens of India.