Preface -- Origins of family planning program : population concerns in British India -- Population policies and programs since independence until 1977 : birth of the official birth control program -- Post-emergency recovery of the program 1977-95 : recoil and recovery -- Post ICPD phase (1996-2015) : ineffective integration of programs -- Culture and natural fertility -- Nuptiality and stability of marriage -- Demographic levels, trends, differentials, and challenges -- India in comparison -- Wobbling international and academic concerns on population -- The way forward -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author
Summary
The book explains and examines the shifting focus of concerns, policies and programs in the population front by the government of India and state governments since independence
