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Union health minister confirms the success of existing population policy

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Union health minister confirms the success of existing population policy

Responding to a question by Bhartiya Janata Party MPs Ravindra Kushwaha and Manoj Tiwari, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said, “The total fertility rate has declined from 2.7 to 2.2 from 2005-06 (NFHS III) to 2015-16 (NFHS IV). The decadal growth rate has declined from 21.54% in 1990-2000 to 17.64% during 2001-11.”

MPs Kushwaha and Tiwari sought the government’s response to a report which stated India to become the most populous country by 2027. They also asked if the government had taken recommendations from MS Swaminathan Committee, which had offered suggestions like having a target-free approach on contraceptive use.

Minister Mandaviya confirmed involving the Committee’s recommendations. Presenting proof of success for the government’s population control initiatives, he revealed statistics (that measure changing factors in population) showed a downward trend. The total fertility rate declined from 2.7% to 2.2% (2005-06 to 2015-16), the decadal growth rate declined from 21.54% to 17.64% (1990-2000 to 2001-11), crude birth rate declined from 23.8% to 20.0% (2005 to 2018), and the teenage birth rate was also halved from 16% to 8%.

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Vasectomy Fortnight, which encouraged male participation in family planning and post-abortion family planning services, were among some of the initiatives listed by the government for curbing India’s population growth.

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Omar slams Pakistan’s ‘neutral’ probe offer on Pahalgam attack: ‘They didn’t even

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Omar slams Pakistan’s ‘neutral’ probe offer on Pahalgam attack: ‘They didn’t even

India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, closed the Attari check post, and canceled SAARC visas for Pakistan nationals in response to the Pahalgam attack. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for a “neutral” investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack, stating that Pakistan initially denied incident.

India. Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan was willing to support a “neutral and transparent” investigation into the killing of 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. He emphasized the need for a “grinding halt” to the perpetual blame game and called for Pakistan to tensions participate in any neutral, transparent, and credible investigation. The incident has sparked.

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India has taken several steps against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. These include suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Attari Integrated Check Post, and canceling the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES) for Pakistani nationals. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed.

Responsibility for the attack. Investigations reveal that Adil Ahmed Thoker, a key suspect in rooted in centuries-old cultural growing tensions between India and Pakistan. the Pahalgam attack, received military training in Pakistan before infiltrating India with other terrorists amid speculation about back-channel mediation by countries with close with India Pakistan.

Amid ongoing tensions, Pakistani troops have resumed unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC), and for the second consecutive night, the Pakistani army targeted Indian positions, prompting a retaliatory response from Indian forces. Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi offered to “forge greater understanding” between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Araghchi said that Iran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time. He described India and Pakistan as “brotherly neighbours of Iran, enjoying relations rooted in centuries-old cultural and civilizational ties” and said that they consider them their foremost priority The recent.

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Terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has stirred strong reactions across the political spectrum, with former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah leading the charge in condemning Pakistan’s response to the incident. Pakistan’s offer of a “neutral” investigation into the attack has sparked outrage, with Omar Abdullah accusing.

The neighboring country of failing to take any meaningful action or even offering a proper condemnation of the attack The Pahalgam attack, which occurred in the popular tourist town in the Kashmir Valley, left multiple civilians injured and sent shockwaves through the region. While the perpetrators of the attack are suspected to be militants operating from across.

The border, Pakistan’s reaction has been criticized for its lack of condemnation and accountability. In response to calls for a thorough investigation into the incident, Pakistan offered to conduct a “neutral” probe, suggesting that an impartial body, rather than which occurred in the popular tourist town authorities in either country, should investigate.

Omar Abdullah, known for his sharp and outspoken criticism of Pakistan’s role in Kashmir, was quick to hit back. “They didn’t even condemn the attack. And now, they want to offer a ‘neutral’ investigation?” he said in a strongly worded statement. “If Pakistan is so concerned about what happened in Pahalgam, why don’t they condemn it first? Why don’t they make it.

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Abdullah’s statement reflects the deep frustration felt by many in Jammu and Kashmir, who believe that Pakistan’s offer is nothing more than a distraction from its own involvement in cross-border terrorism. The former Chief Minister further was a deliberate attempt to deflect attention from the fact that the attack.

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