Population
Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi staying at A 15, Paryavaran Complex,
New Delhi 110030 (INDIA), Mobile : +91-9818097247 has designed a Masterplan Paradigm for the overall
population control in the
following manner :
8.1 Principles
Neither the planet, nor any country, can sustain continued
human population growth. Four Earths would be required for
all human inhabitants to live if population grows as the
present rate. However, the relationship between people and
environments is a complex one, not reducible simply to
carrying capacity, but mediated by economic, social,
political, cultural and technological considerations.
The
Indian government should consult with the widest possible
range of interest groups to arrive at a population policy
which respects human rights.
The basis for India’s population policy, both domestic and
global, must be ecological sustainability, intergenerational
equity and social justice. A precautionary approach is
required in order to take into account the consequences of
human impact on the environment.
In order to achieve a sustainable population, action must be
taken on consumption levels and technology use as well as
population size. We must generate less waste and implement
technologies, such as those based on renewable energy, which
are more environmentally benign.
The consumption patterns are contributing to global as well
as to local environmental problems and we have a
responsibility to current and future generations to ensure
that we do not knowingly degrade their world. As Indians we
also have a responsibility towards non-human species, many
of which have already become extinct or endangered.
Government policies and taxation systems are tools which can
be used to change consumption patterns over the medium to
long term, and to protect and manage ecosystems vulnerable
to human activity.
India must contribute towards achieving a globally
sustainable population and solving the macro aspects of
demographic transition of civilisational regions as part of
international responsibility. We should set an example by:
a) managing our own population growth in accordance with
more equitable consumption patterns in relation to the
international context; and
b) redirecting the bulk of aid towards eradicating poverty
and towards those programmes which empower women.
In attaining a sustainable population India must shift its
involvement in a competitive world economy to a more
cooperative, regional, self-sufficient economy based on
equality and human rights.
8.2 Goals
An Indian population policy should consider the distribution
of human settlements rather than just concentrate upon
population size at the national level. The continuing
de-settlement of rural areas must be considered in the light
of ecological and social sustainability and efforts must be
set in place to reverse it in those areas where settlement
is ecologically benign. The ecological and social viability
of ares expected to experience great growth needs to be
safeguarded, and appropriate planning processes set in
place. Human settlements should be designed and built to
minimise environmental and maximise social well-being.
Investing in the social well-being of the entire population
should be the main aim of government, so that there are
publicly provided services of the highest possible standard.
These services should include education, infrastructure,
health, employment and income support.
8.3 Short Term Targets
a) ensuring that Indian family planning programme, deliver
services in the context of reproductive health programme
which increase the power of girls and women to determine
their own reproductive lives, and increase the understanding
of men of their reproductive responsibilities
b) envisaging a marketing approach to family planning
policies.
c) evolving a new communication strategy for family planning
and population control for reaching the diverse committees
in different States and Union Territories of India.
