An Evaluation of The Population Education Programme of The State of Assam

Abstract

From Introduction: India is projected to have one billion people on 11th May ,2000 , which is 16% of the World's population O'n 2.4% of the globes land area. In India the number of illiterates have been almost the half of the total illiterates in the world inspite of an increase in the literacy rate from 18 to 52 percent as per 1951 and 1991 census. It is obvious that a further increase in population at the present rapid rate will nullify all the gains of an developmental efforts . The most crucial problem our nation is facing to-day is the problem of population explosion . The present rate of increase in population is a threatening to the very existance of the nation . Hence it has become very important to check the present growth rate of population and thereby stabilize the population growth .