Is population control outdated for India?
The Economic Times reports that India's fertility rate is 1.9, below replacement level, and that an EAC-PM working paper argues population control should no longer be a policy goal.
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The Economic Times reports that an EAC-PM working paper calls for India to phase out sterilisation-linked incentives and two-child norms while retaining access to contraception and reproductive healthcare. The paper points to China's difficulty reversing decades of low fertility as a cautionary tale for India.
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