Understanding the 2-Child Policy

While the whole of India is still reeling under the debate of the 2-Child Policy being implemented or talked about in more than one Indian state, understanding the policy remains to be a point of contention for many. But why has the debate on the policy arisen?

It is mainly because of the fact that the implementation of the 2-Child Policy is a double-edged sword. According to the UNPD (United Nations Population Division), 2.1 is the ideal TFR or Total Fertility Rate, which is known as the replacement-level fertility. Thus, if this level can be sustained for a sufficiently long period of time, then each generation would exactly replace itself and will, in turn, help maintain the resource equilibrium, without hampering the human capital of the nation.

If the world statistics is to be considered, then the wealthy 'developed' nations have been able to get their TFR to the recommended levels, with the east availability of contraception, higher percentage of educated population, lower fertility rates and such, whereas the poorer 'developing' and 'underdeveloped' nations have resorted to inclination towards increased procreation to majorly feed into the labour force, which has increased the pressure on the available resources and has pushed a massive percentage of their population into abject poverty.

2020-2021 is the juncture when India, as one fk the leading powers of the developing world, has been able to reach the UNPD recommended TFR of 2.1. If it can maintain the same for a considerable amount of time, then India will be able to maximise the use of its available resources while being one the of the leaders of the supply of human capital in the world.

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