In the second half of April, it was United nations India is expected to overtake China demographically and become the most populous country on the planet, with a population of more than 1,400 million people.
Some Indian states are trying to control the birth rate, but are struggling with popular resistance.
Daily, Pratima Kumari, Chief Health Officer, battles the areas with the highest fertility rate across India. Family planning and reproductive health are poorly understood concepts A population with a high degree of illiteracy and aversion to birth control.
In addition to the free distribution of condoms and birth control pills, The state pays three thousand Indian rupees (about 35 euros) to women who undergo sterilization And another thousand rupees for men who have had a vasectomy.
The male population is putting up resistance, fearing that their masculinity will be affected, but many women have already begun to voice their opinion on the matter. but, Most of them are under pressure from their families to have at least five children. Boys are preferred to work in the fields.
The population explosion is not only creating hardship in the poorest rural areas. Indian authorities anticipate an exodus to urban centers that will crush social services and health infrastructure.
